Herring Gulls.... we have them in abundance where I live. In fact they are seen as a pest as they attack tourists and steal their food. They build nests on peoples roofs and raid their rubbish bins. At least on the Isle of May they appeared in a scenic environment!
Not that my locality doesn't have superb scenery I hasten to add!
Likewise the Lesser Black-backed Gulls received scant attention too. The exception being from the dry confines of the Low Light on wet days!
At least you can try and make the photo a bit more interesting.
One gull I should have spent more time watching was the Kittiwake. There were several thousand nesting on the cliffs I would imagine. The nests intricately built compared to the scruffy Shag's nests or simple rock ledge of the Razorbill and Guillemot.
The Kittiwake is an elegant bird but being extremely white it makes capturing an image in bright light quite a challenge.
In flight they can look extremely attractive too.
However, the noise they make can eventually be quite wearing but it is quite evocative of the Isle of May.
The other stunning bird in flight is one of my favourites. The Northern Fulmar.
I love the way the seem to fly for the pure joy of it, hanging in the wind.
I think a stunning looking bird.
but there again they are all pretty special
TBC.
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