Fast food delivery by inthecloud5

Fast food delivery

We spent our last day in Orkney going back to some of our favourite places, the last on our list was to see the arctic tern chicks.

Last week they were nowhere to be seen, it was probably too windy for them, but today they were out standing on the rocks, waiting for their food to be delivered.

The speed of the terns swooping in with the fish was amazing. This one landed and after several attempts by both chicks to grab the fish, the parent finally decided which one was going to have it.

Other birds fed their chicks by hovering above and dropping the fish into the chick's open mouth, their aerial skills are second to none.
What a beautiful capture!
July 2nd, 2018  
Lovely shot
July 2nd, 2018  
Lovely
July 2nd, 2018  
Super shot
July 3rd, 2018  
Great timing to get this terrific shot. Fav
July 3rd, 2018  
A magical capture and perfect timing, fav!
July 3rd, 2018  
Gorgeous shot. How do such slender elegant birds develop from those little fat balls of fluff!!
July 3rd, 2018  
Sweetness! Fav.
July 4th, 2018  
@ellida I know, they don't seem to bear any resemblance to the adults!
July 4th, 2018  
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