Wings in Nature - MAY 2024
GROUP A - SCORE 86
JUDGES: Lorraine Thomas 86 | Pat Ford 86
This image was taken at the harbor in Santa Barbara, California. This Western Gull was initially just standing on the sea wall which was not very exciting. I was hoping to catch the gull as it took off. I knew it would be a challenge to capture the instant of peak action. But as I slowly inched my way closer to the gull it looked like it was about to takeoff. I took the picture and was very pleased when I discovered that I had indeed gotten the take off perfectly. The Western Gull is a different species from the gulls we see on the east coast. The Western Gulls seem to be larger and more robust than their east coast cousins.
