Ferry to Surry - we were crossing a river and when the ferry took off, hundreds of birds followed the boat with us. I caught this one over the side of the deck. I love the face and the motion.
Here's an immature Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni) that I photographed in La Jolla this morning. Another photographer ID'ed it first and when I passed the knowledge on, one lady replied "Oh! That's a lifer for me!" — the Audubon Society's Bird Festival is in town! :D
This is a juvenile Western Gull, for comparison with the first photo in this thread. Its plumage is more checkered and the feet are pink instead of dark grey on the juvenile Heermann's Gull.
This is Sasha, another one of our recent patients.
A few weeks ago she was found in Grønland after being hit by a car.
She had a lot of blood under her wing, was unable to stand on her legs, and lost her balance. Some thought she'd have to be euthanised.
But she was lucky, it was a superficial wound with a lot of blood and the balance issues were due to a concussion. She recovered from the injuries and is now in the outside aviary training up those wings again ❤️
We're Måkevakta, a relatively new and volunteer-run bird rehab organization based in Oslo. Our primary focus are sick or injured seagulls, but we help any sea/water bird in need.
We currently have a small rehab home in the city center, and a large center 20 minutes outside of Oslo.
We'll be using this account to share updates on the birds we're helping.
A pretty impressive solar halo visible here in Portobello at the moment. Annoying seagulls always try to photobomb the moment… #halo#hellohalo#seagulls
Like I do on some nights, I was digging thru my photo archives looking for something and came across a shoot I forgot about.
This was a bunch of very friendly #Seagulls in Lincoln City, #Oregon on a stormy and windy day in 2007.
It is super cool how closely our airplanes resemble these birds. They curve their wings to create slats and flaps for additional lift, and fan their tails to slow down, like a speed brake.
This Great Blue Heron is seen landing on a seashell laden sandy shoal in the ocean. This is a composite of my original bird photography and seashore/ocean textures.
This is a sight frequently seen when pelicans are diving for food. Seagulls, being the opportunists they are, will often hover around hoping for an escapee from the pelicans pouch. This one took it a step further and positioned himself to better grab a tasty morsel.