Common Tern by Jackie Moreton
It's not often that the light and background are perfect when you are out and about with the camera, but for her shot of a feeding Common Tern Jackie Moreton couldn't have asked for anything better.
The photographer has taken full advantage of a perfect day and has caught the moment beautifully as the tern dives to try and catch a fish; using a lens set at 420mm a shutter speed of 1/2000th second has been enough to capture and freeze the action as the tern plunges into the water. The blue water and perfect reflection greatly enhance this image; try and imagine it taken on a grey, dull day.
Congratulations to Jackie on her winning Photo of the Week; with autumn almost here we are starting to head into the home stretch of 2015 ...
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Other notable images
Manx Shearwater, Scilly pelagic, Isles of Scilly (Photo: Dennis Morrison)
Fulmars, Fife Ness, Fife (Photo: John Anderson)
Long-tailed Skua, at sea, Kerry (Photo: Eric Dempsey)
Little Owl, Wayoh Reservoir, Lancashire (Photo: John Barlow)
Treecreeper, Lathkill Dale NNR, Derbyshire (Photo: Nigel Jones)
Kingfisher, Redditch, Worcestershire (Photo: Mr Clive Daelman)
Tawny Owl, undisclosed site, Devon (Photo: Steve Hatch)
Great Shearwater, at sea, Isles of Scilly (Photo: Zac Hinchcliffe)
Storm-petrel, at sea, Isles of Scilly (Photo: Zac Hinchcliffe)
Green Sandpiper, Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, Kent (Photo: Graham Nichols)
Icterine Warbler, Burnham Overy, Norfolk (Photo: Nick Appleton)
Fea's Petrel, at sea, Isles of Scilly (Photo: Peter Moore)
