Today's sequences were all taken a minute or so from Tower Bridge, in the heart of London. The weather was overcast, but dry.
There were several herring gulls in the vicinity, and this pair discovered a crab which became the subject of a minor tussle.
Herring Gulls discover a crab in the mud
Looking further out into the river, I watched a lone cormorant take to the air.
Cormorant taking off
The star turn though was undoubtedly a pair of lesser black-backed gulls. There are more of them (and of the herring gulls) in the May Birds album, but here's a short sequence.
Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
gdare
15 May 2009Nice shots. It looks like a day was cloudy and grey, not much sunlight :left:
Ukwildlife
15 May 2009Nice pics. I think the crab may be a mitten crab, as It doesnt quite look right for a shore crab
Flying Red Fox Blog
15 May 2009Lovelly photos. 😀
cakkleberrylane
15 May 2009Very nice the way you've caught the wings in the different positions.
Words
15 May 2009Neil, thanks for identifying the crab, I'm sure that's right given where it was and having looked at a few photos.
Words
15 May 2009Thanks Mark!
Words
15 May 2009Thanks Lois! There's a few frames gap between the first and second shot, but shots 2-4 are an exact sequence.
Words
15 May 2009Darko, no sunlight at all. And today we had rain 🙁
annoushkiss
16 May 2009In spite of a gloomy day you managed a great bird series :up:
Words
16 May 2009Thanks Anna!
SittingFox
17 May 2009Great sequence of the cormorant 🙂
Words
17 May 2009Thanks Adele!