Glaucous Gull

[Hans_Overduin]

Every year we have a few Glaucous Gulls (usually first winter birds) along our shoreline - they breed in the arctic regions. While I was out birding yesterday with a friend, suddenly one landed close by on the water. Although not the largest gulls on earth, they are still pretty huge and impressive when up-close. In this shot the bird’s just taking off …

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Nikon Z 9 with 500mm f4 | 1/2500s | f4 | ISO560 | handheld

[David_Bostock]

What a fun picture, Hans. Nicely seen and captured.

[Stephen_Stanton]

Very nice, Hans, lots of energy and emotion in this capture.

[Allen_Brooks]

The leg and wing positions, the slight head turn, and water splash works for me. Nice capture.

[David_Schoen]

Outstanding look at the gull. The pose,wing spread, and eye contact along with the splash behind the bird make this image work very well. I like your choice of crop.