herring gull

Lots of noise coming from these on all the rooftops in the Old Town here in Hastings.

I went to my local reservoirs yesterday morning, thinking that the builders/workmen would be absent; they wasn't, they was working on Sunday. :( Saw plenty of birds, and spooked a Kingfisher; still didn't see as many small birds as I'd expect. Oh, and the Midges are back; little Flies...

Note the scattered legs which they break off, well you would not want to get pinched would you.

Back from Newport, RI. Actually been back for a few days but haven't had a chance to post. Did find the Snowy Owls there so makes Snowy's in 4 states for me but no very good photos of them as they were on rocks off shore. close enough to see but not for pics. They were our near where there were...

Just finished quilting a quilt for one of my ex-students. Before doing the binding, I'm treating myself to some BF browsing and posting |=)| Here's another of the slightly out-of-focus gull and the lovely water.

And no, the river water here doesn't go into the local beer, let alone Olympia beer :eek!: Just that it's the water that made me keep this image. The bird, sadly, isn't quite in focus.

I think I mentioned the petroglyphs at Alta before ...? One thing the museum there teaches is that the people who carved them divided their cosmos into three worlds - an underworld below ground and in the water, a surface world, and the heavens. Sea birds, especially diving ducks, were worshiped...

Juv herring gull looking quite territorial ;)

Full frame. Not that he was dive-bombing me. Just that I was high up on the cliff trail.

Taken from my Hotel window in Sunderland using my iphone, with the beach in the background.

Well Peeps, Its an early post and run from me...If it gets out OK, I'm off to Pett Level and Rye Harbour. So see y'all later.

taken on a trip to town

Taken yesterday on the river freshney which runs through the town. Very foggy today and can not see the bottom of my garden. catch up with comments durring the day.

Well Peeps, It was a lovely day here in Hastings yesterday, and after I had got a few chores done, I spent a couple of hours along the beach.

If I wanted to see them, I would have asked.