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Herring Gull with Guillemot Chick

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Posted by Ron McCombe on November 22, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Herring Gull with Guillemot Chick
The herring gull was cruising the guillemot colonies, I heard the distress calls of the guillemots as the gull passed the colony. It did three tours of the colony before making its move.

After the first pass I was watching the gull as it came around half expecting it to attack, when it made the third pass it dropped into the guillemot colony I was ready for it and got the picture.

I like the image of guillemots looking up at the marauding bird carrying the chick away (perhaps like is the wrong word)

ISO 100, f5, 1/2000sec canon 300mm lens
Posted by Maggie Campbell on November 22, 2009 at 5:46 PM
The side of nature I hate to see but I appreciate it has to happen for survival. A well caught image.
Posted by John Robinson on November 22, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Not for the sqeamish but a great shot.
JohnR
Posted by Andrew Harrington on November 22, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Very nice. Do you have anything wider? Some people might not like this but the gulls only going down the shops, nothing more or less.
Posted by Brian McGeough on November 23, 2009 at 2:19 AM
Hi Ron,

Now that for me is a nature shot, this captures more than just a creature it captures life (or death) in the wild, the guillemots looking up make the shot. :toast: :toast:

Cheers Brian
Posted by PhilH on November 23, 2009 at 3:50 AM
Indeed, excellent... Agree with Brian re the Guillemots.

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on November 23, 2009 at 4:38 AM
that is very good. The upward looking guillemots really make it for me.

Matt
Posted by Mark Sisson on November 23, 2009 at 5:13 AM
Well captured image and the Guillemots make it.

:toast:

Mark
Posted by Barry Southon on November 23, 2009 at 5:44 AM
Ron

That's life and an image well caught.
:wink:
Posted by David Sewell on November 23, 2009 at 6:07 AM
That is a great image, maybe a tad more of the guillemots themselves, but otherwise excellent.

David
Posted by Fran French on November 23, 2009 at 12:31 PM
A superb thought provoking image. The guillemots looking up to their loss is very heart wrenching, but that's nature! Love it.

Fran :toast: :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on November 23, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Brilliant capture.
Robert.
Posted by Edwin kats on November 23, 2009 at 3:40 PM
WOW, that's a really really good shot. Great you included all the Guillemots watching. Amazing!!!!! Wait until Danny sees this. He hates gulls doing this:)

Edwin Kats
Posted by Dave Bartlett on November 23, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Like it Ron, especially the watchers which tell the story.
Posted by Ian Mason on November 23, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Wonderful image! I agree a tad more of the guillemots would be good, but that's very minor.
Posted by Brett Lewis on November 23, 2009 at 6:46 PM
A really splendid NH image with some super details and the G's at the bottom really does make the shot. Very well seen and captured.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on November 24, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Brillant image! showing nature at her worst,but the food chain,very nice :wink: :wink: :wavey: