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Gull
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Copyright: Codge SAMPSON (codge) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 100 W: 13 N: 73] (611)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-19
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Canon 75-300 f4.5-5.6 + 2 x Tele
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-20 12:35
Viewed: 282
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Not the most rare and interesting bird it the world , but this was a shot i was very happy with. It was shot at Berry head which is Torbay's most important wildlife site.
May to August - Wild Flowers
Breeding Guillemots during Spring and Summer
Guided Walks available
Berry Head to Sharkham Point is a haven for several nationally rare and threatened species which are dependent upon the thin limestone soils, mile climate and exposed conditions of the headland.

Caves at Berry Head are home to the endangered greater horseshoe bat. Cattle which have been reintroduced to Berry Head produce cow pats which in turn provide food for the bats in the form of dung-beetles.

The guillemot colony on the cliffs below the Southern Fort is one of the largest on England's south coast and can be closely watched live on CCTV in the Visitor Centre. Berry Head also acts as an important staging post for migrant birds. For guided walks, please check out the website

Common Gull
Latin name
Larus canus

Family
Gulls (Laridae)

Overview
It looks like a small, gentler version of the herring gull, with greenish legs and a yellow bill. Despite its name, it is not at all common in some inland areas, though often abundant on the coast and in some eastern counties. They are now seen more often in towns and on housing estates in winter.

Where to see them
In summer look along coasts and inland marshes and lakes of Scotland, N Ireland and N England. Elsewhere in England and Wales seen in winter on farmland, near lakes and marshes and on the coast.

When to see them
All year round.

What they eat
Worms, insects, fish, carrion and rubbish.

Estimated numbers
Europe UK breeding* UK wintering* UK passage*
- 48,720 pairs 430,927

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  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1570 W: 119 N: 3640] (14824)
  • [2008-05-20 12:51]

Hi Lodge,
You will need to add bagels to the diet! :) Here they have snatched a bagel from my daughters hand on the beach! Very bold!


Your shot is very nice... the control of the whites is perfect... Details right on!

Tricia

Hello Codge

Lovely capture here, razor sharp with good detail and colour. Nice work

TFS regards Helen

nice1 codge...

great detail and colours...excellent pose..

well composed and well captured...

cheers..harry

ps..might be a herring gull, dont think common gull has red spot or pale pink legs..

Hi Codge,
Wonderful closeup with marvellous texture, detail and DOF! The colors are very lovely.
TFS
Regards,
Lurdes

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  • Koala Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 384 W: 19 N: 74] (2660)
  • [2008-05-21 10:04]

Hello Codge!
Very nice image! Clear and sharp. clear vivid colors!
Have a nice day!

Alexandra

PS. in the intro shot you look like a great and famous rock singer from Romania :P

Hi Codge,
Nice shot of Mr Gull, good details and colour with good sharpness in the eye, if you get too good with the 2X I will have it back LOL, did you use Auto or Manual focus here?
Well done
Regards ANdy

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