Seagulls

Location, Soldiers Beach this week, and I was hoping to see the whales migrating north to warmer waters.  There were a couple 'way out' when I arrived, so my priority was to have my camera set up ready to  start taking photos.  Hat and sleeveless vest on, tele-conversion lens screwed onto my camera, and settings switched to accommodate.  Now with camera and binoculars hanging round my neck, I stand for a moment looking at those car-keys, making darn sure they end up in my pocket before I close the boot.  Now, I can go watch for the whales.

Well I did (look), but then they had gone, and no more came. Should've been there yesterday! There were lots I'd been told, with dolphins too, and close to the shoreline!  Oh well; I enjoyed a good few hours, alongwith many other spectators, hoping to get lucky anyway. No doubt word had spread.

There's always a seagull though, so before I left, I wandered up and sat on the grass to take some snaps.

 

a little too much sunshine on a winters day becomes a little ... mesmerizing.  

And then a Willie Wagtail appeared, just to make my day.



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