black-backed gull

Goéland brun - Larus fuscus Lesser - Black-backed Gull

This photograph showing the gulls at different stages of plumage, from juveniles to adults.

It must be under this stone, I am sure I saw it here!!!

Fly past.

After near torrential rains followed by a day of gale force winds, the sun finally came out with a fresh breeze, this lone gull (some miles inland) gave a stunning performance of aerial acrobatics.

I caught this Gull in full cry!!!

It starting to call while I was photographing it!!

Meanwhile, the Blackback ate his fill. And since Blackbacks are famously "bottomless pits", he probably left only the bones for the Raven. If this image weren't so morbid, this tale would have been my Saturday fun contribution this week.

This gull set itself up on the same perch as yesterdays Shag.

Another gull shot taken as we sailed past.

A close-up of yesterdays gull.

The light was just right so I had to take this photo.

Many juveniles around at the present from the season breeding.

It looks like this season chick.

I am not sure where it got this fish.

Most likely the parent to yesterdays juvenile.

This Black-backed has got itself a dead fish and the Red-billed Gull is begging for a bit of it!!

Lovely to see this gull having a paddle.

I don't often show this gull as it is quite common.

On my way home, I walked downriver all the way to town, then up the hill home. This Black-backed Gull was standing on a rock just below the highway bridge. That's further from the fjord than I'd seen one before.

Today's theme is long zooms in poor light, something we have to deal with from October through February :S But looking on the bright side, we do get looooong days of light on the summer side of the equinoxes |=)|