I refuse to be defeated by the weather. Grey, overcast and damp. But there's always light by the coast 😉 And I was keen to give the new lens a more rigorous workout. To begin, a long distance shot of fulmars at sea (to prove that they are indeed sea birds). They seem just as prone to squabbling on the water as they are in their cliff nests. The shot is a fairly hefty crop.
To make up for that being taken from an absurd distance (they were barely visible from the shore), here's a rather different view of one as it flew in overhead.
Fulmar with close up view of its 'tube nose'.
But for once it was the gulls that kept my attention.
They were posing.
Herring gull (semi mature juvenile)
And they were flocking.
The 'spotting' highlight was a fly past by a group of oystercatchers as they skimmed the shoreline looking for a quiet spot to come in to feed (the tide was just going out). They seem to have designated one of their number as 'food carrier' 😉
Oystercatchers skimming the coast
There are several more shots from today in the April Birds album.
Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.
Dudley
12 Apr 2009You got some excellent shots there :up:
I particularly like: Fulmar with close up view, Herring gull (semi mature juvenile) and the Oystercatchers. The bottom left Oystercatcher appears to have a clam.
AgnetaM
12 Apr 2009Very nice pictures of the birds!Exelent!:yes:
gdare
12 Apr 2009It seems you made a photo of a same family of fulmars, they are yelling at each other again :whistle:
😆
Flying Red Fox Blog
12 Apr 2009Lovelly photos. 😀 I think you definatly beat the weather there! :yes:
Vulpes vulpes
12 Apr 2009Lovely shots! :up:
Words
13 Apr 2009Thanks Andy!
Words
13 Apr 2009Thanks Erwin!
Words
13 Apr 2009Thanks Agneta!
Words
13 Apr 2009Mark, thanks. I think the weather may win this week though 🙁
Words
13 Apr 2009Darko, they do seem to argue a lot 😉
Words
13 Apr 2009Thanks Vulpes!
SittingFox
13 Apr 2009The trio of gulls made me laugh. They look like they're seizing someone up to see if their possession are worth stealing :bandit:
Ukwildlife
13 Apr 2009great set of photos – especially the fumar close up and oystercatchers 🙂
Words
13 Apr 2009Neil, thanks. I'm still working on some from today but think I have several that knock that oystercatcher shot out of sight. They're still downloading at the moment, so I haven't had more than a quick initial look.
Words
13 Apr 2009Adele, I loved those three. They stood out from the (large) crowd.
annoushkiss
14 Apr 2009Wonderful, just wonderful series!!! I like all the pictures but the "three muses" just captured my heart :heart: ! Great shot!
Words
14 Apr 2009Thanks! It was a good day 🙂
cakkleberrylane
17 Apr 2009Excellent shots! You've captured the wings in every different stage of flight in the last one.
Words
17 Apr 2009Thanks Lois! The oystercatchers are such great birds to watch.
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Nice shots