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Flight 'n forage
Posted by Helen (Melbourne, Australia) on 26 February 2008 in Animal & Insect.
I wasn't sure about these birds, but now know they are not terns but juvenile Silver Gulls (Larus novaehollandiae).
Thanks U.R!
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@e.: Thanks e.
@MOHAMMAD: I had actually moved up and was almost sitting under the bush. They were feeding on the small fruit. I posted one eating the other day.
@Saeed: Thanks. It was a good photographic opportunity. They were using the strong prevailing wind to hover and pick the small fruit.
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Well here's a really nice capture. I love photographing gulls; they seem to have personality plus, as do yours here.
26 Feb 2008 12:15pm
@Viewfinder: Thanks. Like you, I love gulls too. Their beauty is often overlooked due to their noisy and outrageous bad behaviour.
@Craiger: Thanks Craig
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Stupendous Helen!! The details of the birds is incredible!! The capture is excellent!
26 Feb 2008 5:45pm
@amy: Thanks Amy. They are quite delicately marked. They are so common around here and I can't seem to find their correct name. My father always said they were ..?.. terns.
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