Mirror Mirror

It’s been a good day today, and I have lots of images that I could show but I will probably hold some back for the weekend. The pride of place – and major part of the blog – goes to one of the many herring gulls that nest on the roofs of the University of Brighton campus at Falmer.

A number of the buildings have reflective film along the windows to keep out glare and deflect heat. These act as mirrors as this fine gull discovered today.

Herring gull and mirror window
The gull was fascinated by its reflection

 

Herring gull and mirror window
Between pecking it would pause and try to out-stare its adversary

 

Herring gull and mirror window
… or just glower.

 

I left the gull to it after watching for 10 minutes or so. I presume it eventually gave up. The rest of today’s photos were picked up on my travels during the day, but the first does have an echo of a reflection in it.

duck
Duck sleeping on Falmer Pond
rat
Cute little rat up on its hind legs to get a better view.
dunnock
A pair of dunnocks on picturesque tree
fulmar
Fulmar at Rottingdean

And last, but not least… a badger.

badger
Badger trampling the plants!

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens,except the badger which was photographed with the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens.

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This Post Has 4 Comments

  1. Darko

    18 Apr 2015

    I wonder what’s going in their minds when they see a riddle like that (mirror) 😀

    1. Words

      24 Apr 2015

      Darko, by all accounts very little! It was the epitome of ‘bird-brained’.

  2. Andy

    20 Apr 2015

    That gull, lol.

    1. Words

      24 Apr 2015

      Andy, yes indeed 😆

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