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Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Notes:

This gull swooped in and grabbed a catfish that one of the mergansers caught and dropped when it saw the gull approaching.

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5 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks gatorfellows. I have tons of not so great shots:-) Take enough and sometimes things work out well.

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

great shot as always :)

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks for the nice comments kdpicturemaker and Dilan.

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 10 years ago

Beautiful!!!

kdpicturemaker
kdpicturemaker 10 years ago

Great photos Tom15. Really shows how the wings are structured and held in flight.

Tom15
Spotted by
Tom15

Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Jan 22, 2014
Submitted on Jan 23, 2014

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