Gull Wings

Osprey Whisperer

Just some captures of those annoying gulls at the beach. ** squak squak squak squak squak **

Life's a beach....then you get bombed by the gulls overhead.

BMP











A couple negative scans....from my Minolta Dimage film scanner. Hmmm still not getting this new fangled contraption figured out yet. Grrrrrrr.







Losing all kinds of detail...sharpness..color on these scans.

Harryb

Nice shots of a disgusting bird.

Osprey Whisperer

Harryb wrote:

Nice shots of a disgusting bird.

:cry

Hey........his mother wants to have a word with you.

Thanks...I think? .

Harryb

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Hey........his mother wants to have a word with you.

Thanks...I think? .

The shot is fine but I have had a running feud with those creatures. When I used to live in Queens, NY they hung out in the parking lot of my local grocery store. Every time I did my grocery shopping I had to wash my car when I got home.

bfjr

Flying rats are disgusting
However not easy to get a decent BIF and you did really well on them

Osprey Whisperer

bfjr wrote:

Flying rats are disgusting
However not easy to get a decent BIF and you did really well on them

Thanks....and I am not a big fan of the "gulls". They make too much noise....and ughm...droppings. This was not a very nice gull either. Looks a bit haggard...ratty..falling apart? It's sad how many of these birds on the beach only have a single leg. ewwww

I like the terns much better. They at least have a cool hair doo.

Cheers

BMP

jwear

Harryb wrote:

The shot is fine but I have had a running feud with those creatures. When I used to live in Queens, NY they hung out in the parking lot of my local grocery store. Every time I did my grocery shopping I had to wash my car when I got home.

is that why the birds all come over to your car ----it smells like home --that does seem unfair oh and bird man do not listen to them winged rats are pigeons and these are nice sea gulls or winged wharf rats

Osprey Whisperer

Jeff.......what ever "they" are....they are loud and annoying. :gun2


Cheers

BMP (Bird Machinegunning Photographer)

ginger_55

Yeah, but they do deserve respect! They entertain our children. They entertain me, or used to.

The terns, I have not seen their hair before. I can't tell if it was a bad or a good hair day for them. I love those birds. Haven't seen any lately. I look at the beach, I see people, no birds.

good shots of the gulls and the terns,

ginger (I used to think they only had one leg til I found the other one tucked up under their belly.)

Osprey Whisperer

Thanks Ginger. I'm just joshin'. I'd never harm an animal. Im not a big fan of the "gull"...but they are entertaining for sure. They are just so "dirty" and usually missing "parts" it seems. I know what you mean about these birds (and many others) tucking their leg up under themselves. I'm sure many of our local birds do not have a leg. It's sad. Not sure how they lose them...but it's pretty common. I will spare you any close-ups to show this.


Cheers

BMP

Steve Cavigliano

Nice ones BMP The terns came out nicely too


I hear ya about gulls They can be a PITA and noisy to boot but if they're the only subjects to shoot, ya shoot gulls.....lol While I'd rather shoot raptors or colorful waterfowl, I have seen some "knock your socks off" gull shots posted. Maybe because they're so prolific we take them for granted I do know that if you get good at shooting gulls in flight, you're a good bet to nail any other fliers when the chance presents itself

Good work on these

Steve

Rohirrim

Nice captures of the GIF's

Osprey Whisperer

Thanks folks. I think the (new) saying goes something like....

A bad day shooting BIF is better than any good day at work. And shooting "gulls" is more fun than a sharp stick in the eye...or a trip to the dentist.

Cheers

BMP