Thanks Cheri; different strokes. As I said to Joe below, I like the tight shot better. Just so you know, the birds in Lou’s image are not centered; there is at least three times more room from the adult’s tail to the left frame edge than from the chick’s rear end to the right-hand frame edge. artie

Hi Jack,

The chick in both photos is the same bird. In my image it is just resting but if very much alive. As with Black Skimmers the chicks often appear to be D-E-A-D dead, but are not. artie