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Colonial youth
psilo

Colonial youth (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

Everyone takes the Black headed gulls for granted but how many have closely seen inside their breeding colonies or their newly hatched young. I had no idea how these hicks were brought up until I watched them in the colonies at close hand. It was a very insightful glimpse of the life of this beautiful bird.
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Habitat
lake
Location
Leighton moss, Lancashire
Date taken
24/06/09
Scientific name
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Equipment used
Canon 30d 400mm f5.6L
totaljohn
nice shot of wee baldy.. i do really enjoy watching the BHGs, especially at breeding colonies, a much underappreciated bird with a lot of character.
 
JackF
Just observing is way better than "just" photographing I realised. You combine both Annette :clap: A beauty of a pic :t::t::t:
 
E
A cute shot! It is interesting to see how fast the chicks of water bird can start out their venture too!
 
Akihaka
Always enjoy these birds. They move here quite early and they are beautiful birds to watch. Smashing photo of this little one, Annette! :clap:
 

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