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Fairy Tern edit

Voting period ends on 20 Jan 2012 at 06:57:09 (UTC)

 
Original – Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis), Little Swanport, Tasmania, Australia
Reason
This is the only image on Wikimedia Commons of this species. The photo was taken hand held in waist-deep salt water as it was the only way I could approach with the sun on the right side. Fairy Terns are classified as Vulnerable in most states of Australia. For those familiar they are about half the size of a Crested Tern.
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Fairy Tern
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Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
User:JJ Harrison
  • Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 06:57, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Conditional support - can you confirm that its eye is meant to be entirely black? Almost looks like a red-eye fix...? --Fir0002 09:51, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • I can, it is that way in my field guides and other online photos too and I haven't done anything post processing wise to it. I remember having to take lots of shots so I could get one with the head tilted up enough to get a decent catch light - the eye was very indistinct without it. Crested Tern, Caspian Tern etc have the same issues with black eyes in breeding plumage. JJ Harrison (talk) 10:36, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -- George Chernilevsky talk 19:33, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -- Good for an April Fools pic: Fairy Terns have a dramatic increase in the rate of black eyes during breeding season. Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:59, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • The eyes are always black, but surrounded by black plumage when in breeding plumage - making the eye not stand out so much. JJ Harrison (talk) 01:13, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support beautiful image --Guerillero | My Talk 01:03, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support well captured. --Elekhh (talk) 01:07, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support excellent shot. Clegs (talk) 10:14, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --Brackenheim (talk) 16:50, 19 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sterna nereis - Little Swanport.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 04:27, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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