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. http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/ne_nau.gif

BMP


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


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Losing all kinds of detail...sharpness..color on these scans. http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/headscratch.gif

[Harryb]

Nice shots :thumb of a disgusting bird.

[Osprey Whisperer]

Nice shots :thumb of a disgusting bird.
:cry

Hey........his mother wants to have a word with you. :huh :rofl

Thanks...I think? LOL.

[Harryb]

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Hey........his mother wants to have a word with you. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/eek7.gif http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gif

Thanks...I think? LOL.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. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/xxbah.gif

[bfjr]

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

[Osprey Whisperer]

Flying rats are disgusting :D
However not easy to get a decent BIF and you did really well on them :thumb
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 :huh :dunno

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

Cheers

BMP

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[jwear]

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. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/xxbah.gifis 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 :D

[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 :thumb :thumb The terns came out nicely too :clap


I hear ya about gulls :rolleyes 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 :dunno 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 :D

Good work on these :thumb

Steve

[Rohirrim]

Nice captures of the GIF's :rofl

[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.:dunno And shooting "gulls" is more fun than a sharp stick in the eye...or a trip to the dentist.:rofl

Cheers

BMP