This is a GULL thread

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Anyone out there having fun photographing migrating gulls? If so post your pictures in this thread. Here are a few of my gazillion photos of gulls in the last few days to get us started:

[Adsos Letter]

1. Beautiful! All of them. I especially like the backlighting on the gull's wings.

Nice shots.

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4. Thanks

Gulls are too much fun. That was the afternoon sun coming through the wings. I liked that too. I have to take about ten photos to get one like that.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

2. here ya go. don't get many in the mountains

but I like to visit them at the beach

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5. nice

You get mountain streams, hills, landscapes, snow, and I get........gulls for three months of the year.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

7. not to hijack your thread

but we got the vultures






I would prefer gulls

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8. Wow, you do!

I don't have any great vulture shots. I'd love people add vulture shots here. Let's make it a gull and vulture thread. I draw the line at ducks and geese! I define that as hijacking. ;)

[Mira]

3. Can't show them as well as you, that's for sure

but at least I HOPE these are gulls

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6. when the sun is low.....excellent

This could easily have been your water photo.

When gulls do their flurry thing I can't keep my camera off of them. They go from flurry one second to soaring in another. I barely see them get their prey, and it is only when I get home and look at the photos do I see a fish in the mouth.

I hope people post some more gull photos. If they don't I might post some more myself (now that is a THREAT!)

[Mira]

9. Glad to know they are gulls. This one

was under consideration for the water photo. I will post another gull photo after you do.
Deal!?

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11. Deal

I am assuming those birds to be gulls because they are the frenzied ones that cluster in groups on the shoreline when they feed. I have never seen pelicans or herons doing anything like that. When gulls are really feeding they almost look like they need Valium or something. It can be dizzying.

If you post another gull photo then I will go back and look for one that I got in the same photo with a full moon back in December, and post it.

[Mira]

18. As promised - IF this is a gull. It's another photo I considered for water

and it had a bird in it.
You are now challenged to post the one you mentioned.

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20. I doubt it

Gull?

I don't think so. It looks more like a sandpiper or something like that. I could be wrong. Hard to tell for sure in silhouette.

I have to say I love all your water pictures at sunset! The water looks fabulous.

I'll still look for the gull with the moon. It isn't a particularly great photo, but I sure did work hard to get both in the same photo. That was a lot of fun. If it is clear this month when the moon is full I will be out there trying again, hopefully with a new camera.

[Mira]

23. I wish for you the best new camera you could possibly want and afford.

That's exciting.
I think you are right, it's probably a smaller bird, thanks for liking the photo. Will look some more. I inadvertently will have gull photos hiding in my Florida shots.

Right now I'm taking a break from feeling gloriously happy about the President's magnificent speech.
:)

[Alameda]

33. Beautiful shot, but it's a sandpiper....nice light.

What time of day was it? Nice detail.

Here is a bunch of them. I live very close to the SF Bay, so I see a lot of seabirds.

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10. In response to Mira's challenge

This gull is wondering why she didn't go a bit farther south this winter.

[Mira]

14. MY FAVORITE!!! This one to me is perfect. I am now intimidated, but will find one

or what I think may be a gull. (What I don't know about birds is a lot)

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22. Really?

If you like gulls on posts, then you aren't hard to please. Gulls love posts, and they are pretty easy to photography because they stay still. I like the ones with movement a bit better. But here you go--

[tabatha]

12. Gulls Galore

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21. Gulls do that!

They run around together in flocks that are just unreal, don't they? Very nice photo and the sun is very low. Makes me wish I was there.

[tabatha]

13. Various Gulls

Ring-billed Gull


Bonaparte's Gull


Bonaparte's Gull


Heerman's Gull


Western Gull

[Mira]

15. Tabatha = where have you been all our lives?

With photos like this there is a lot we can learn from you and selfishly I hope you hang around us a good long time.

[tabatha]

16. Thanks, Mira.

There are some pretty good photographers here - including you!

[Mira]

17. Thanks back at you! I'm a rank amateur who gets lucky at times. n/t

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19. Now these are some GULLS

:thumbsup:

I want a picture of a black faced one with red legs!

Seriously, here there only seem to be a couple different types of gulls, at least in the lake where I go. Obviously, I need to learn how to distinguish some different types.

[Alameda]

27. Fabulous shots....

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

46. Here's another one

Taken from the upper deck pavilion at Safeco Field. The gull was more entertaining than the Mariners! :bounce:

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

24. Getting out!

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30. Gorgeous setting

And so serene, compared to some of the "frenzy" pics.

[Alameda]

25. I don't know about migrating, the ones here stay

I can't get any of them flying...although I want to.

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29. Love the expression

on the face of the third one!

[Blues Heron]

26. Laughing Gull, Outer Banks

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28. Okay, I am officially jealous

You not only have black faced gulls, but you got a full frontal, sharp view of the face.

[Blues Heron]

31. Thanks Celebration

This one was doing that hovering thing so I had plenty of time to line it up and get some shots. Great thread!

[BuddhaGirl]

32. Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey, CA

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34. Love these

The first one blends in with the background, and the bottom two look like they love each other. ;)

[BuddhaGirl]

36. thank you!!

:hi:

[NV Whino]

35. One of each

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41. LOL

A bit small, but certainly appreciate the ocean view in the first one!

[Gamey]

37. Near Cabo

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42. what a background!

Beautiful, and not possible here............

[Mira]

48. Determination. That guy is on a mission and I don't want to be in the way. HOW

did you get that shot!?!

[Adsos Letter]

38. My only gull shot.

He refused to sign a waiver, so...



:D

.

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43. Very regal looking

Is he looking down his bill at us? That is what it looks like! It is a nice, sharp shot of a very erect and proud gull............

[handmade34]

39. waiting for entrails at Venice Beach

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44. never been to Venice beach

But this gull looks a lot like the gulls here (and I hear ya on the entrails). Here they snatch fish from the ducks. I need to get a photo of that sometime.

[Cassandra]

40. Precarious Landing

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45. You know what I love about this?

You managed to get the shadow in the photo. That is pretty cool. Did your gull try to eat through the snow?

[Cassandra]

49. Thanks!

I wanted to crop the top right corner out, but would have lost the shadow. I think the gull just took off again; that was really dirty snow.

[CC]

47. I don't think our gulls

ever leave. A few gulls.