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Close-up portrait of an Inca tern with dark grey plumage, a bright red beak, yellow wattles, and dramatic white curling mustache feathers.

Tim Flach, Photographer, London

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This striking studio portrait features an Inca tern captured against a solid black background, focusing tightly on its distinctive features. The bird possesses dark grey, finely textured plumage covering its head and shoulders. A vibrant red beak curves downward sharply at the tip, flanked by bright yellow fleshy wattles at the base. Most notably, long, curling white feather plumes extend outward from the base of the beak like an elaborate mustache. The lighting is precisely directed to highlight the fine details of the feathers and the glossy texture of the bill. The portrait is captured by photographer Tim Flach.

Keywords

inca tern portraitinca ternbird portraitinca tern birdred beakwhite mustache feathersyellow wattlesdark grey plumage

Styles

ArtisticVerticalClean

Background

Black Seamless

Context

Fine Art / Personal Project
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