Today, I spend an hour or so at Sandbanks, beside Poole harbour, Dorset, photographing gulls feeding. As the tide ebbs, these sea birds start feeding on ragworm as soon as the water is shallow enough to make successful dives.
This Black-headed gull has just surfaced from such a dive, with a catch in its bill. At this time of year the adult bird is starting to get its summer plumage, but contrary to its eponymous title, the head feathers are a chocolate brown, not black.
300mm f/4 AF-S Nikkor. 1/1600 second at f/7.1. - 0.33 EV compensation. ISO 400
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