Lesser Black Backed Gull | Everything is Permuted

This short sequence was taken in a break between thunder storms at Falmer Pond in East Sussex. The lesser black backed gulls are nesting nearby and visit the pond regularly in the early morning.

Lesser black backed gull (Larus fuscus) spreading wings on Falmer Pond, East Sussex, showing distinctive dark plumage.

Lesser black backed gull (Larus fuscus) spreading wings on Falmer Pond, East Sussex, showing distinctive dark plumage and yellow legs

Lesser black backed gull (Larus fuscus) spreading wings on Falmer Pond, East Sussex, showing distinctive dark plumage and yellow legs

Lesser black backed gull (Larus fuscus) spreading wings on Falmer Pond, East Sussex, showing distinctive dark plumage and yellow legs

Lesser black backed gull (Larus fuscus) with wings fully raised on Falmer Pond, East Sussex, showing distinctive dark plumage on wing tips and red eye ring.