lights, camera, ACTION

Two decently good shots (no.1 and no.3) in a single lunch break is quite a good score! This made me post some action in-flight photos that looked thematically linked.

above: Black-faced Cormorant, Tasmania

above: Forest Raven, Tasmania

above: Silver Gull, Tasmania

above: Kelp Gull, Tasmania

above: Silvereye, Tasmania

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Same pose, same activity

above: Masked Lapwing, Tasmania

above: Silver Gull, Tasmania

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Surf

Silver Gull, Tasmania

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Water

Silver Gull, Hobart, Tasmania

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Social life and good manners

A very typical social behavior for Seagulls. If you animate a Seagull or even if you just quickly sketch one this is among the mandatory poses.

Silver Gull, Tasmania

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Splash

I know that most photographers won't bother to take Seagull pictures, but I enjoy observing and photographing them. And sometimes there are images like this one which can be real fun to look at.

Silver Gull, Hobart

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Another young Seagull

Juv. Silver Gull, Tasmania

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:) I'm watching you! (:

Silver Gull, Hobart, Tasmania

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Contrast

Technically this is a pretty good image. I love the colors and the contrast too. I wish all my photos were that crisp and so correctly exposed. Silver Gull, Hobart, Tasmania.

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Swan Lake

This is funny, I think! A huge young Kelp Gull and an ordinary Silver Gull synchronously 'dancing' in the water. The size difference is quite obvious as well.

Juvenile Kelp Gull, Silver Gull

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Gulls

The water splash in this picture is exactly what you expect a splash to look like!

Love the different color of the water. It actually depends on the color of the sky.

Silver Gulls in Hobart, Tasmania

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Close-ups

above: Juv. Silver Gull

above: Pacific Black Duck

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Cloudy days are good for photography

Silver Gull, Hobart, Tasmania

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Golden Silver Gull

Silver Gull, Hobart, Tasmania

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Portraits

I consider the following photos to be not just close-ups, but real portraits.

above: Australian Wood Duck

above: Silver Gull

above: Australian Magpie

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Seagull having fun in the water

I was actually after a Black Faced Cormorant, when I noticed that this Seagull was enjoying the nice sunny weather and was having real fun in the water.

above: Silver Gull playing in the water, Hobart

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Seagulls and Parrots

above: Musk Lorikeet, Hobart

above: Silver Gull family gathering together 1, Hobart

above: Silver Gull family gathering together 2 (Juvenile closest to us), Hobart

above: Eastern Rosella, Hobart

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