A young seagull photographed staring out to sea. What was going through its mind? Are seagulls capable of thinking beyond the moment? Planning for the future or remembering the past? They can problem solve and learn behaviours, so perhaps they…
I liked this view of birds on a wire. The telephone pole and wires created interesting angles in the frame. It was taken at Winchelsea Harbour.
Most people living by the coast have a love/hate relationship with seagulls or at least that how it is for me. There are loads of them, they crap over everything, tear open bin bags, spread litter
Driving down to the seafront at St Leonards last week I arrived just in time to see and photograph the sunrise. It was nice to see the sun after the dismal weather in recent days. These were taken a a…
It was a bit windy the other day, so I went to the beach to take some pictures. As usual there were lots of gulls hanging around the fishing boats. This one was wearing an expression of mild concern, either…
Finally, a couple more pictures from the other side of the Harbour Arm. The trick here was to get some photographs before the lens got covered in spray. It’s exhilarating being so close, hearing the waves crashing and feeling the…
In my local park the ducks are always bullied out of getting bread by the seagulls. It’s different inland at Bodiam Castle, here the ducks are the alpha bird and dozens of them gather around visitors with bread to throw…
The RSPB website describes the Herring Gull as ‘large noisy gulls’ and mentions twice that they can be found near to rubbish tips. If the RSPB struggles to find something nice to say about them you know that it’s not…
The sun was beginning to set when these were taken, bringing out the lovely colour of the wet wood and iron work of the groynes at Glyne Gap. Groynes are designed to slow down the relentless action of longshore drift.…
These photos were taken during the late afternoon on the beach close to the West Marina Gardens. It had recently stopped raining and the stiff breeze was driving the clouds across the Channel. The large building is Marine Court ,…
This was taken on a dull, grey morning. I’d taken several dull, grey photos and was beginning to feel slightly dull and grey too. Luckily, a break in the clouds over the channel highlighted by the rising sun meant the…
