Sooty Tern

Sooty Tern flying overhead against a blue sky. — Sooty Tern, Makupuu Point, Honolulu, HI February 2, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/11; 1/4000 sec; -0.7 Exposure Bias.

This page is for the Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus). Group after group of these kept flying over as we hiked to the lighthouse overlook. I managed to get a few shots of bird that were not already past us.

Sooty Tern flying overhead against a blue sky. — Sooty Tern, Makupuu Point, Honolulu, HI February 2, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 661 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/4000 sec; +0.3 Exposure Bias.

Sooty Tern flying overhead against a blue sky. There are some very light high-altitude clouds visible. — Sooty Tern, Makupuu Point, Honolulu, HI February 2, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 661 mm; ISO-2000; f/10; 1/4000 sec; +0.3 Exposure Bias.