{"id":9509,"date":"2018-11-04T09:15:11","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T20:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=9509"},"modified":"2018-11-04T09:15:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T20:15:12","slug":"tauranga-white-fronted-terns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/9509","title":{"rendered":"Tauranga White-fronted Terns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTern-DSC_2366-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9510\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTern-DSC_2366-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTern-DSC_2366-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTern-DSC_2366-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTern-DSC_2366-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s blog post covering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/2018\/10\/nz-aria-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NZ Aria 2018<\/a> was so early in the week I thought I would do a second short post with some photos of the Tauranga White-fronted Terns that nest each spring on an old bridge. White-fronted terns are our most common tern and are a joy to watch with their delicate flight and high pitched calls. The pilings of an old bridge in Tauranga are a regular nesting site for a small group and is easily accessible for photography from the footpath on the new bridge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9513\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTerns-DSC_2503-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9513\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTerns-DSC_2503-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"White-fronted Terns courtship feeding.\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTerns-DSC_2503-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTerns-DSC_2503-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTerns-DSC_2503-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White-fronted Terns courtship feeding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTerns-DSC_2473-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTerns-DSC_2473-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTerns-DSC_2473-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTerns-DSC_2473-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTerns-DSC_2473-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The terns are quite active, flying and landing frequently. On the day we visited they were busy displaying and reinforcing pair bonds with courtship feeding. We didn&#8217;t see any eggs but one bird was sitting fast so may have been incubating.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9511\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTern-DSC_2402-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9511 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTern-DSC_2402-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Terns provide plenty of opportunity to practice flight shots.\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTern-DSC_2402-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTern-DSC_2402-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/White-frontedTern-DSC_2402-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terns provide plenty of opportunity to practice flight shots.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All photos with Nikon D500 and Nikon 300mm f4PF lens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s blog post covering the NZ Aria 2018 was so early in the week I thought I would do a second short post with some photos of the Tauranga White-fronted Terns that nest each spring on an old bridge. 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