Having found his wings, the young gull decided to put them to use. I can only hope it was a slow glide (though a rapid descent can't be excluded). Anyway, yesterday morning he was down on a lower part of the roof. Here he is this morning… still considering his predicament.
And a close-up 😉
Camera note: taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
Vulpes vulpes
19 Jun 2008:awww:
ellinidata
19 Jun 2008Poor little fellow!
I will be glad to see/hear a happy ending!
SittingFox
19 Jun 2008I bet he'll be squawking loudly for his parents soon!
Ukwildlife
19 Jun 2008oops! hopefully he 'll still be fed
zetorres
19 Jun 2008Can you help him, Words? 🙂
Cynthia23
19 Jun 2008Ahhh … his first little adventure.
Words
19 Jun 2008Awww… I didn't mean to get anyone worried. His parents are still looking after him fine, and he's found a nice drainage pipe for shelter. He's just a bit separated from his sibling. This was also taken on Tuesday:
zetorres
19 Jun 2008;);)
Cynthia23
19 Jun 2008OH! What a great capture! :up: Really Words thanks a bunch for these pictures of "The Gull Family." :up:
ellinidata
19 Jun 2008priceless! :yes:
Vulpes vulpes
19 Jun 2008That's good to hear!
Words
20 Jun 2008Glad to have put everyone's mind at rest. I have to admit to be astonished that they don't stumble off in the wrong direction, but the adults are great and incredibly watchful. I'll be relieved though when they can fly!
zetorres
20 Jun 2008:up:
cakkleberrylane
22 Jun 2008Great story with such a happy ending!
Words
22 Jun 2008It's only a 6-8 foot drop on that side. Unlike the other direction which would have been rather more tricky (30-40 foot).