Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm interested in creatures and plants both wild and tamed, and people of all sorts. I only use a compact digital camera ,as I love being able to get it into a back pocket, and not have to cart heavy kit about. I carry a Panasonic Lumix TZ series, binoculars and a hand lens almost everywhere.Most of my outings are with the dogs so I only use point and shoot.
I am getting the hang of Photoshop, thanks to some very kind folk on RR!
I have a wildlife garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the UK, and spend a lot of time there . I retired from teaching art to teenagers a while ago.
I'm now getting some good results with my digi compacts; it took me a while to make the switch from my old film camera, an 1960 ish Pentax Spotmatic, but the mistakes are much cheaper!
I have 4 lodgers, 3 dogs and a parrot who, as at 2017, I have had 40 years.
I has so far had 19 dogs, mostly rescues.
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Comments (18)
emmecielle
Fantastic capture! :-)
Faemike55
just like the human teenager, they can be quite the pain in the arse, however, offer enough of the favorite food....
nice capture
ArtistKimberly
Fantastic Work,
dragonmuse
Nicely captured :)
clbsmiley
Excellent!! Soft spot here too!!
wysiwig
I understand they can be a nuisance at times but I've never had a problem with them. This one is a handsome and well groomed fellow. Perhaps he's one of those church going teenagers.
1971s Online Now!
Beautiful work!
blinkings
I suppose it's their large numbers that annoy people. If they were rare and only sighted occasionally I reckon they would be looked upon quite differently. Adult Shi*hawks with their brilliant white plumage are beautiful!
anahata.c
lol, Mark...maybe he carries a King James bible (James did a little known translation for birds...) A straight-forward and bold shot of one of the great scavengers of nature. You got its dark browns and grays very clearly, its fearsome beak, and the way it dominates its ground. A really strong shot of a gull, Andrea---with touches of softness too. Fine bird capture. I studied bird-song years ago, and the gull's is one of the least nuanced of all---suiting his loud, scavenging life. The term they use for gulls descending on their prey is "mobbing". I guess they're the mafiosa of the bird world...("You talkin' to me?") A pretty fearsome bunch---the longshoremen of the bird world. You know the expression "fuggeddabbouddit" ('forget about it' in brooklyn-ese)? Invented by a gull...
X-PaX
Awesome capture Abdrea. I really admire the sharpness. Well done.
jendellas
I watched a super programme about gulls a few years back. Really enjoyed & saw them in a different light. Super handsome fella.
helanker
I have a nostalgic feeling from those, so I dont dislike them. This is a beautiful teenager :-)
awjay
bold as brass
Katraz
Nice looking bird , great shot.
CavalierLady
He is very pretty. I love the juvie coloring on him. I've never thought of them as pests and like them also. Very nice shot!
MrsRatbag
I like them too, and look at all his beautiful teenage feathers! He's handsome and quite keen for a handout, I think...
Juliette.Gribnau
beautiful !
Glendaw
Aw what cutie !