Sunday, June 6, 2010

Silver Gull

Silver Gulls are very common all round the coast - but sometimes photographing birds catches moments that look like fun! This young gull was having a bath at the edge of the water but it seemed a lot more energetic than the other birds around it.
First it splashed its wings.Then it dived right under a little wave.Finally a good shake all over threw off the drops of water.For more bird photos visit the Bird Photography Weekly.

16 comments:

  1. Hi Mick
    Lovely images, and simple presentation.
    Very nice.
    Denis

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  2. Great bath shots of this little cutie Mick! You really captured the spirit of the moment with this Silver Gull.

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  3. Thanks Denis, it was rather fun to watch.
    Thanks Larry, the bird was certainly putting much more effort into its bath than the ones around it.

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  4. Nice series showing the gull bathing. Great photos!

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  5. Love the action shots of the Silver Gull bathing. Also enjoyed the shots of the Caspian Terns with their large red beaks.

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  6. I love the shore birds...a good bath on a hot day is perfect..lovely series... Michelle

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  7. Are these the gulls I see on Sky TV at the cricket? Nice pictures Mick

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  8. Thanks to all for commenting - and yes Phil - they do sit around on the cricket grounds! In fact they sit anywhere that people might drop some food!

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  9. Great set of photographs, Mick! I love watching Gulls take a bath. (Unfortunately I don't see them here in the Philippines)

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  10. Thanks for commenting Gwendolen and Bob. Interesting that you don't see Gulls where you live Bob. I'll have to go back to my books and look at their range again!

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  11. I love this kind of shots. The photos are so much alive. We have SilverTerns up here, but they are pretty rare.

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  12. I love viewing your images, always something I would love to see.

    Great series Mick!

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  13. great ones, Mick! Bird baths are great fun to watch, love that you got photos of it!

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  14. Thanks for commenting NatureFootsteps, BirdingMaine, and JN.

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