It is reported that work on the Boscombe surf reef is due to restart next week. A visit to the area this afternoon reveals that all the extra sand is ready, and equipment is on site - now it's up to the weather.
Since there was nothing new to photograph I continue on to Poole harbour despite the threat of rain (it doesn't). It's there that I make a series of casual shots of Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) busy preening themselves, almost oblivious to my presence just a few feet away. This noisy and familiar bird can become quite bold in human presence, especially when fed regularly. This is not a practice that I endorse as there is enough food in the environment to support these animals, and the feeding of these birds by hand can make them become a nusisance to others.
70-200mm f/2.8 Sigma lens. 1/1250 second at f/4. ISO 200.
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