tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13691734757462691402012-03-15T15:11:34.375-07:00Charles Rineharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335702549067569712noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369173475746269140.post-89023498293538482562012-02-26T07:56:00.000-08:002012-02-26T14:50:39.210-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0wfXJsat2Jg/TUBFfmAmzwI/AAAAAAAAFVg/Uetowvzhn24/s1600/IMG_0802.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 318px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566525548511284994" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0wfXJsat2Jg/TUBFfmAmzwI/AAAAAAAAFVg/Uetowvzhn24/s320/IMG_0802.JPG" /></a>I'm an amateur photographer in Sarasota. I have lived in Florida my whole life and have never seen a Royal Tern until I photographed this one at the Venice Florida Fishing Pier on 1-20-11. I have fallen in love with this bird. The Royal Tern is a large orange billed (sometimes yellow to reddish bill) bird only found along ocean beaches. Like all terns, it is fiercely defensive of its nest and young. Terns will plunge dive for fish to eat. The male will offer the female fish as part of the courting ritual. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0wfXJsat2Jg/TUBFkgaENbI/AAAAAAAAFVo/WVNtJLOIZpo/s1600/IMG_0803.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 284px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566525632906802610" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0wfXJsat2Jg/TUBFkgaENbI/AAAAAAAAFVo/WVNtJLOIZpo/s320/IMG_0803.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0wfXJsat2Jg/TUBFawNWGNI/AAAAAAAAFVY/LUml2GrM8cg/s1600/IMG_0801.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566525465349724370" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0wfXJsat2Jg/TUBFawNWGNI/AAAAAAAAFVY/LUml2GrM8cg/s320/IMG_0801.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0wfXJsat2Jg/TUBFWNfI7FI/AAAAAAAAFVQ/SbCJ6OjC1Ck/s1600/IMG_0800.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566525387309640786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0wfXJsat2Jg/TUBFWNfI7FI/AAAAAAAAFVQ/SbCJ6OjC1Ck/s320/IMG_0800.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Royal Terns At Ft. Desoto Park In Pinellas County Florida<br /><br /></strong></span></span> <span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-38uwfVvEzmc/TaB6dffixvI/AAAAAAAAGI8/r9QAhwtIPd0/s1600/IMG_3397.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593605384282752754" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-38uwfVvEzmc/TaB6dffixvI/AAAAAAAAGI8/r9QAhwtIPd0/s320/IMG_3397.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5DqdNi34jyA/TaB6YkDw8OI/AAAAAAAAGI0/KqD5mRjN3Dw/s1600/IMG_3396.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593605299609071842" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5DqdNi34jyA/TaB6YkDw8OI/AAAAAAAAGI0/KqD5mRjN3Dw/s320/IMG_3396.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u6eP3TjxJFU/TaB6Uenf_uI/AAAAAAAAGIs/8Ffurhnu15Q/s1600/IMG_3395.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593605229428866786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u6eP3TjxJFU/TaB6Uenf_uI/AAAAAAAAGIs/8Ffurhnu15Q/s320/IMG_3395.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Snowy White Egret On Gulfside Fishing Pier At Ft. Desoto Park In Pinellas County Florida</span></strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9rCxn0-O7X4/TboFuRSmmyI/AAAAAAAAGLY/QW5wp--Pswk/s1600/IMG_4172.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 245px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600795379062184738" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9rCxn0-O7X4/TboFuRSmmyI/AAAAAAAAGLY/QW5wp--Pswk/s320/IMG_4172.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iY4maNLe_OY/TboFnVL2vCI/AAAAAAAAGLQ/vlYe8MmdeGU/s1600/IMG_4171.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 270px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600795259848539170" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iY4maNLe_OY/TboFnVL2vCI/AAAAAAAAGLQ/vlYe8MmdeGU/s320/IMG_4171.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Snowy Egrit At Venice Florida Fishing Pier</strong> </span><br /></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kzZbqy6COjE/TeVhvZTBYTI/AAAAAAAAGaY/EVPBv7iglN4/s1600/IMG_0821.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612999977459605810" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kzZbqy6COjE/TeVhvZTBYTI/AAAAAAAAGaY/EVPBv7iglN4/s320/IMG_0821.JPG" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1369173475746269140-8902349829353848256?l=royalternbird.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charles Rineharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335702549067569712noreply@blogger.com0