AWARDS: ENGLAND / WILTSHIRE / LAKE DISTRICT / WALES / SCOTLAND / COAST OF S.W. ENGLAND / COAST / STORMS / LAKES & MOUNTAINS / WINTER LANDSCAPES / DESERTS / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / BRITISH BIRDS 1 / BRITISH BIRDS 2 / BRITISH MAMMALS / BRITISH INSECTS / WORLD BIRDS / WORLD MAMMALS / NATURE
ARCTIC TERN DEFENDING TERRITORY
Arctic terns attack anyone approaching their nests on Inner Farne. I photographed with a wide angle lens as it swooped in to dive-bomb me. By manually setting the focus as well as the exposure, the depth of field enabled me to include the island's Pele Tower in the background.
F/11, 1/1,250th second, ISO 500
Accepted: Welsh International 2018