Gull Specialty

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Every once-in-a-while, I have to post something slightly inappropriate (in some people's view) so today is the day. It's just nature.

When photographing birds, you begin to see certain habits/characteristics. If a bird is perched and I am waiting for it to fly to capture an in-flight shot, I look for anything that might signal it is about to take off. Oftentimes you will see the bird rid itself with excess baggage weight (poop) just before flight. It seems that the larger the bird, the more likely you are to see this behavior. You know to get your camera focused and ready. Other times, the bird just takes off and realizes in flight that they are feeling a bit heavy. Anyone that has been under a flock of seagulls knows that they are in this latter category of in-flight relief.

This photo is the most spectacular example I have ever captured of a gull doing what a gull does best. Understand that I never really "want" to capture this action but sometimes it happens. When viewing the photo at full size, you see droplets all the way to the lower right of the photo. This gull needed to go BAD!

Thanks,

Doug White