Details of exhibit
- Exhibition:
- 1907 Fifty-second Annual Exhibition of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain
- Exhibit title:
- Three species of Terns, all at their nests
- Exhibitor:
- William Bickerton
- Section:
- Scientific and Technical Photography and its Application to Processes of Reproduction
- Exhibit No.:
- 339
- Description:
- (a) On the left is a photograph of the Sandwich Tern just settling down on its eggs, which are both visible. The point of special interest in this photograph lies in the fact that the bird has “erected” the whole of her front band of breast feathers to enable her to completely envelop the eggs.
(b) In the centre is a Common Tern seated on her nest.
(c) On the right a Little Tern is settling on her eggs, one of which is visible. Though not so obvious as in the case of the Sandwich Tern, the plumage of the breast is extended in order to cover the eggs. Apart from the difference in size, a characteristic distinction of the Lesser Tern is the white crescentic band on the forehead. - Exhibit type:
- Photograph
- Process:
- [Not Listed] ()
- Award:
- none
- Prices:
- Original Framed 42/-
