Common Tern Pillows

Common Tern taken in Ottawa, Ont, Canada with Canon 40D and Canon 400 5.6 lens

Common Tern. Taken with Canon 40D and Canon 400 5.6 lens in Kanata, Ontario, Canada

Common Tern with fish. Taken in Ottawa, Ont, Canada with Canon 40D and Canon and Canon 400 5.6 lens

This is a common tern, a fast flying seabird.

I watched this Tern fish all morning. He dove in to capture it then flew over to this rock to eat. Taken in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada with a Canon 40D and 400 5.6 lens !http://ih3.redbubble.net/work.3913915.5.fp,375x360,black,offwhite,flat,s,ffffff.jpg!

Common Tern skimming along the surface of a fresh water pool of water.

Common Tern zooming by.

Common Tern flying over the ocean searching for food.

Common Tern, Taken in kanata, Ont, Canada with Canon 40D and 400 5.6 L lens...watched these guys for over an hour fishing

A gull swoops in to 'grab a tasty morsel' as a Bryde's Whale scoops up a mouthful 'dolly mixture' of fish and euphausiid. For all parties concerned it was indeed *a "good tern out!"* :-)

A watercolour painting of a Common Tern with lichen and an old rusty mooring ring fixed in the rocks.