Nikon D-3, 200-400 w/1.7 multiplier shot at 650mm, 1/800 second @ f/7.1, -.67ev, ISO 200
There all stinking little thieves!
Seagulls work so hard to scavenge. Home to some gulls is a bustle of garbage trucks, home owner vehicles overflowing with trash and the great scent of decomposing garbage. Human garbage. To some - garbage is a treasure. Especially the seagull. In Utah it is the State bird. Representative of heroic measures many years ago they performed in behalf of the pioneers. These cold days at the bird refuge most water and access to trash fish is frozen over. Survival requires that the same population of birds (eagles and gulls) feed from the much smaller tributaries. These smaller acreages of opportunity creates some bird crowding. It's not often we see these quantity of Bald Eagles in such a small area in Utah. Actually only once a year I believe.
So guess who's doing all the work? You got it the seagulls. At least today while I was watching. The gulls would fly constantly and at times dive for small fish and other edibles. As soon as the gulls flew (with their catch) the white headed bullies would snatch the goods. It was like watching your first born steal from the store. A little upsetting. Must be part of that chain of command thing going on.
Got up early. New smells and sites. Life is still good!
Nikon D-3, 200-400 lens w/1.7 multiplier shot at 460mm, 1/500 second @f/7.1, -1ev, ISO 200,
2 comments:
Good stuff. Hey I think I read in the Clipper that next Friday was Bald Eagle day. Guys from the DWS were going to be at the refuge on Farmington bay talking about them. I know you all ready know everything there is to know about them but it may be a good opp for some shots.
On another note. Do any of your cameras have hot pixels? I was looking through some of my older stuff and I noticed that since December I have had a couple of hot pixels. I did some test shots with the lens cap on at different ISO and lens speeds and I am not to happy with the results. Not sure what I should do. Is this normal? Is my camera broken?
Well, I really don't care that his food got taken because he took mine in San Diego!!!
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