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Saturday, August 17, 2013

Seagulls

Last night - at our picnic and watching the Alaska Ferry depart from Bellingham, we spotted seagulls - and it was bath time - time for some great shots.
Get ready!
Get set!

Dunk! - you can see the water draining of his back.
They make a bit of a whirlpool in the water before they dive in.
Dive!

Flap  and splash
Flap flap - get that water off!



Good-bye!
Down

Down
Up
And shake!
 Shake and hop!

They actually flap and move backwards through the water




 
Going back












While flapping after dunking it appeared that they stand on the water


It was a lovely evening!!


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17 comments:

  1. VieraAugust 17, 2013 at 11:57 AM

    wow... awesome photos.. pretty nice job...

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  2. MaryAugust 17, 2013 at 3:56 PM

    JoAnn, these are such marvelous shots. They are really enjoying themselves i think, getting clean like that. :) Beautiful shots every one!

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  3. Karen @ Beatrice EuphemieAugust 17, 2013 at 9:15 PM

    Oh, they look like they are having a pool party! I love these with the water droplets on their backs and the lovely open wings. Great shots! xo

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  4. UnknownAugust 18, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    Fabulous shots! It's fun watching birds taking baths.

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  5. Sallie (FullTime-Life)August 18, 2013 at 1:37 PM

    These are great fun JoAnn. I've seen lots of gulls, but never have I seen any so obliging as to let me watch them bathe!

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  6. Debra at HOMESPUN: http://www.thehomespun.com August 19, 2013 at 8:34 AM

    They are so pretty ....and amusing as well! :)

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  7. 'TsukiAugust 19, 2013 at 8:43 AM

    Those birds are enjoying their bath... Great reflections !

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  8. TexWisGirlAugust 20, 2013 at 11:00 AM

    really cute. a very lively bunch! :)

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  9. UnknownAugust 20, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    Fun series!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  10. mickAugust 20, 2013 at 12:30 PM

    A great series of photos. Seagulls are fun to watch and often let you get so close!

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  11. Hootin AnniAugust 20, 2013 at 1:22 PM

    Love this set of action shots!! You had to have had a lot of patience and steady hand to get such wonderful images.

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  12. Mary Howell CromerAugust 20, 2013 at 2:21 PM

    CLEAN & FUN!

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  13. eileeninmdAugust 20, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    It must have been fun watching the gulls diving. Great series of photos. Have a happy day and week ahead.

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  14. NeilAugust 21, 2013 at 1:58 AM

    Great series of photos.

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  15. Stewart MAugust 21, 2013 at 3:33 AM

    Wonderful set of gull pictures. Many people dont look too hard at gulls and miss out!

    Cheers and thanks for linking to WBW

    Stewart M

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  16. Wally JonesAugust 21, 2013 at 6:30 PM

    This looks like it was as much fun for you as it was for the gulls!
    Very nice series. Thank you for sharing.

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  17. Brian KingAugust 21, 2013 at 9:00 PM

    Great shots! I've never seen a gull bathe! Just like a duck.

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