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Sky Has No Edges

While touring the Savannah River near Savannah, Georgia, I noticed a few royal terns (Thalasseus maximus) trailing and circling the boat. They seemed to follow with purpose—perhaps drawn by the occasional snack tossed from passengers, or by the boat’s wake stirring up small fish and aquatic invertebrates. Either way, they moved with practiced grace, scanning the water below like airborne opportunists.

Step into a world where even the smallest moments—like the glint in a bird's eye—tell their own story.

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"A royal tern slices through the pale sky like a silver arrow mid-release. Its wings are long and slender, outstretched in a wide arc that suggests both precision and ease. The tips of the wings are dark, almost charcoal, contrasting with the soft gray of the upper feathers and the lighter underside. The bird’s body is streamlined—built for speed and distance—with a slight taper toward the tail. Its beak is sharp and pointed, a vivid orange that catches the eye like a flare against the muted backdrop. Just behind the beak, a small dark patch near the eye gives the tern a look of quiet focus, as if it’s scanning the horizon for something only it can see. The plumage is clean and smooth, with no ruffled edges—this is a bird mid-glide, not mid-struggle. The background is light and uncluttered, offering no distractions—just open air and the suggestion of altitude. The tern is captured in motion, but the image feels still, like a held breath. In the bottom right corner, the signature “© Swede’s Photographs” anchors the scene with quiet authorship." - Copilot
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