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Jul 26, 2013 14:52 |  #1

Gulls can be comedians sometimes, they seem to like to make eye contact.

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Jul 26, 2013 15:53 |  #2

The pix does suggest that title. Love it!


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Jul 26, 2013 22:12 |  #3

ardeekay wrote in post #16156326 (external link)
The pix does suggest that title. Love it!

Thank you Rog!

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Jul 27, 2013 10:47 |  #4

I have pics of gulls in flight, but nothing like this. Super cool.

Did you have a fish hanging out of your mouth for him to zero in on?




  
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Jul 27, 2013 10:57 |  #5

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I have pics of gulls in flight, but nothing like this. Super cool.

Did you have a fish hanging out of your mouth for him to zero in on?

No fish, but I am starting to get paranoid. I had this one that would fly by me and look over it's shoulder like it was giving me sass! Kinda like the good looking girls in high school that knew you were looking at them and would look over their shoulder and do that thing with there hair!

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Jul 27, 2013 17:27 |  #6

I banned myself from posting comments in the "photo sharing" section, as otherwise I would spend my entire life complimenting all the great work you guys post in here, but I just can't help myself. So for this very last time: outstanding!




  
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Jul 27, 2013 20:53 as a reply to  @ Mag-1981's post |  #7

See there, like I said you got Talent. It's not an easy task to capture such a beautiful SIF.


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Jul 27, 2013 22:37 |  #8

Mag-1981 wrote in post #16158966 (external link)
I banned myself from posting comments in the "photo sharing" section, as otherwise I would spend my entire life complimenting all the great work you guys post in here, but I just can't help myself. So for this very last time: outstanding!

LOL Thank you Mag-1981! You could spend your time doing worse things.....Mike

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See there, like I said you got Talent. It's not an easy task to capture such a beautiful SIF.

Thank you slice, but I couldn't do it without the bird being talented.

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Jul 28, 2013 08:21 |  #9

Fantastic pose, and one rarely seen. Excellent focus since the bird was coming right at you.


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Jul 28, 2013 08:23 |  #10

An outstanding shot; what kind of gull is it?
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Jul 28, 2013 09:12 |  #11

Frontal shots are difficult to shoot Mike. You did good.


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Jul 28, 2013 11:48 |  #12

2n10 wrote in post #16160294 (external link)
Fantastic pose, and one rarely seen. Excellent focus since the bird was coming right at you.

That's how I loose most of my shots is Oof since I do BIF. Thank you Mike

CDMOOSE wrote in post #16160297 (external link)
An outstanding shot; what kind of gull is it?
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Most common species here is the black ringed bill gull like that one, we do have some "visitors" but they are rare, thanks for commenting. Mike

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Frontal shots are difficult to shoot Mike. You did good.

You know the drill, lots of trying over and over again.....Mike




  
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