Ring-billed Gull flying in front of rushes – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
You Know You Are A Gull Lover When…
You take photos of ten species of birds and the twelve photos of a Ring-billed Gull in flight are the images you are the most excited to view when you get home.
Ring-billed Gull flying over open water in a marsh – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1600, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
When you get just as excited to photograph a gull in flight as you are a Belted Kingfisher, a Northern Harrier, a young Great Blue Heron, or a freshly bathed American Pipit shaking the water out of its feathers.
Autumn Ring-billed Gull at Farmington Bay WMA – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1600, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
Or when you focus on a small flock of Ring-billed Gulls even when there are other birds right in front of you that could be easily photographed.
Adult Ring-billed Gull in flight on an autumn morning – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1600, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
And when you are determining the age of a gull in flight when you are looking through your viewfinder while taking photos of it.
Ring-billed Gull looking down at a marsh – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/2500, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
And finally when you are thoroughly delighted with the images you took of a Ring-billed Gull flying past you.
Life is good.
Mia
To see more of my Ring-billed Gull photos along with facts and information about this species please click here.
Gulls are beautiful, FUNNY, intelligent, creative,crafty, inventive, entertaining, frustrating, photogenic, and more. Why not love photographing them….and viewing them…
They get exceedingly noisy at times but I have enjoyed watching their antics many times and love their breeding colours. I have personally named them the spring harbinger in Alberta because I see them arrive before the Robins, and that always creates some joy in jme. The light is exceptional in your shots, part of the reason these images are so compelling. Well-captured.
Sweet group of pics. The lighting is perfect and I love how you captured the Gull’s eye in every shot. Thanks Mia.
And what’s not to love about these beautiful severely under rated birds.
Wonderful flight shots. After you left they were stomping around in the puddle in the parking area.
Gulls are very underappreciated in my opinion. Great shots!
)Fellow gull lover)