TERN DIVING TOWARDS GLASSY WATER AT GOLDEN HOUR TERN DIVING TOWARDS GLASSY WATER AT GOLDEN HOUR TERN DIVING TOWARDS GLASSY WATER AT GOLDEN HOUR TERN DIVING TOWARDS GLASSY WATER AT GOLDEN HOUR TERN DIVING TOWARDS GLASSY WATER AT GOLDEN HOUR #birds - ThreadSky

marclivolsi.bsky.social•142 days ago

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thrashsoundly.bsky.social•142 days ago

Nice shot, and if you listen close before impact you'll here it saying, "Backstreet Boys!"

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cageyratfish.bsky.social•142 days ago

OMG BRETT WHAT A CAPTURE!!

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banditelli.org•142 days ago

shockingly clear for only 1/1000th! I was worried it would be too blurry but modern photography COMING THROUGH

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cageyratfish.bsky.social•142 days ago

Nice! The light is absolutely magical!

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shirinillustration.bsky.social•142 days ago

That is an amazing shot.

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cxs100.bsky.social•139 days ago

Beautiful!

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leilah.bsky.social•142 days ago

DAMN.

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maryandwinnie.bsky.social•142 days ago

Magnificent

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gettoknownature.bsky.social•142 days ago

😲😍😲😍

HOLY SHIT BRETT!

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minnesotagirl.bsky.social•142 days ago

That's amazing!

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lilyrespair.bsky.social•142 days ago

Wowza!

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glengrambo.bsky.social•142 days ago

Gorgeous image!

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beccybread.bsky.social•140 days ago

Wow! That’s beautiful 😍

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madamehardy.bsky.social•142 days ago

Glorious. Superb job there. How many hours have you spent trying to get that shot?

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banditelli.org•142 days ago

uhhh i mean I've been to that location probably over 70 times at sunset, and its a half hour away, figure im there for an hour each time, so lets say 2 hours each time, so 140ish hours over about 2 years. But I get alot of great stuff there!

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rackletang.bsky.social•142 days ago

Oh fuck yeah

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danancona.bsky.social•142 days ago

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gspence2.bsky.social•142 days ago

👏🏾🤩😍

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vjonesphoto.bsky.social•141 days ago

That is amazing!

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everyheron.bsky.social•142 days ago

Hope it knows what it's doing. That looks like it could be painful

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banditelli.org•142 days ago

Check the replies. It knows how to dive, failed on the whole eating fish part.

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savingdemocracy101.bsky.social•142 days ago

WOW.

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presenceispeace.bsky.social•141 days ago

Gorgeous!

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westcoastbirder.bsky.social•142 days ago

Exceptional shot, Brett. You should consider submitting it for a wildlife photography competition.

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plumicorns.bsky.social•142 days ago

This is up there with amy Audubon winner I've seen

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banditelli.org•142 days ago

My brain is fried 😂😂

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plumicorns.bsky.social•142 days ago

Mine is too if I'm making that many typos!

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banditelli.org•142 days ago

nah i dont do those, rather let folks who an award would mean something to them get them

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birdsandsnakes.bsky.social•142 days ago

Holy shit dude

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jinxyminxy.bsky.social•142 days ago

Great shot!

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foxman860.bsky.social•142 days ago

Damn, that's one hell of a good photo shot.

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kerrinwallace.bsky.social•142 days ago

stunning

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campfirecoffee.bsky.social•141 days ago

Absolutely gorgeous shot!

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minouette.bsky.social•142 days ago

Gorgeous shot!

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martinlevesque.bsky.social•142 days ago

Nice!! 😃

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mattyjwood.bsky.social•142 days ago

Wow!👍👍👍

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fiatslug.bsky.social•141 days ago

@1goodtern.bsky.social

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devlynangel.bsky.social•142 days ago

Great catch!

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chicagoavocado.bsky.social•141 days ago

I see those at our local pond in Illinois

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petegeller.bsky.social•142 days ago

Amazing photos! 🤯

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ziibiing.com•142 days ago

Wowwowow amazing

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midnitestork.bsky.social•142 days ago

Wow. What a shot.

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danaaddydesigns.bsky.social•132 days ago

Fantastic!

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surfrich3.bsky.social•141 days ago

A fine photo

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mashfanficchick.bsky.social•142 days ago

Whoa!

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queengwenevere.bsky.social•142 days ago

Damn, that’s a classic shot!

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modusvivendi.bsky.social•141 days ago

@1goodtern.bsky.social

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bradbrookjenny.bsky.social•142 days ago

Just stunning🫶

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gwen4braves.bsky.social•142 days ago

WORDS! 🤩

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ddelv.bsky.social•140 days ago

I will never understand why people fear birds, other than those demon spawn Canada geese. Even turkey vultures can look majestic or at least really ominous, from a distance.

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banditelli.org•140 days ago

Look at how freaking cute this one is https://bsky.app/profile/banditelli.org/post/3kyghudqnb62k

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ddelv.bsky.social•140 days ago

Yeah, the head may look like raw meat, but those wings!

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yarim.bsky.social•142 days ago

Hey Brett, theres a documentary that I think you would love. Its about my favorite photographer. Incredibly moving: https://youtu.be/0NwEhFAWbwU?si=vNeZwFAQC-ugXhKM

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yarim.bsky.social•142 days ago

I think it will speak to you in a big way.

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banditelli.org•142 days ago

Awesome. I'm not really in the head space for something like this, but I'll save it for when I am!

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yarim.bsky.social•142 days ago

It gets very hopeful midway through, and related to your photography and activism.

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yarim.bsky.social•142 days ago

Damn man. Thats impressive

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snipticker.bsky.social•142 days ago

Spectacular!

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umbreonmessiah.bsky.social•142 days ago

Holy moly, what a shot!

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kc-momkin.bsky.social•142 days ago

Just lovely!

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metafrantic.bsky.social•142 days ago

If she misses the fish, does that mean her hunt took a tern for the worse?

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banditelli.org•142 days ago

🥁

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wyntersgirl.bsky.social•142 days ago

Holy shit balls that’s an insane pic 😳💜💙

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laurelfynes.bsky.social•142 days ago

Now THAT is worth yelling about!
I know how hard it is to track those birds, with their unpredictable turns in flight. They muscle their way around like no other bird, and then the plunge can come outta nowhere. You were READY!

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zil.bsky.social•142 days ago

Holy shit, Brett.

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banditelli.org•142 days ago

Right??? What the fuck was I doing being inside for 28 years.

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zil.bsky.social•142 days ago

I don’t know but if it was preparing you for this, it was the right thing.

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kombiz.bsky.social•142 days ago

That's incredible

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neilanalien.bsky.social•142 days ago

Gorgeous

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banditelli.org•142 days ago

Here are some more moments from the sequence. Perfect dive and the tern came up empty handed, then flew right over my head, to the joy of the youths standing next to me with much shorter lens. Good for them!

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banditelli.org•142 days ago

Here's the splash, for all the splash heads. I didn't crop it much because its ALMOST perfect and yall are pro ruddy duck so this is a chance to be mad at a ruddy duck!

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clioe21.bsky.social•142 days ago

these are all amazing! that last one is absolutely phone lock screen worthy

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banditelli.org•142 days ago

I use the default 😂

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clioe21.bsky.social•142 days ago

mine is this - we found her trapped in the duck house in torpor, but she was awake just enough to operate her tongue so we fed her manzanita flowers for 45 minutes until she revived ♥️