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Thursday Challenge: Flight

Gull over the water by the beach at Cape May, New Jersey
Gull over the water by the beach at Cape May, New Jersey

This is probably a greater black-backed gull. Thursday Challenge theme is FLIGHT (Birds, Insects, Kites, Helicopters, Jets, Boomerang,…). Nature Notes is brought to us by Michelle of Rambling Woods. I didn’t include the nature note button this week because the colors conflicted with the photo and upset the mood.

NatureFootstep says

lol, right from the back. :)

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ramblingwoods says

Oh no...my colors upset your mood. LOL.... You caught the grace in the bird's flight beautifully Leora...Happy Nature Notes...

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Nukke says

Very Nice !!!!!!

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Ilana-Davita says

I was just going to type "very nice" but then noticed Nukke said that. So I'll switch to stunning and inspiring.

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NatureFootstep says

you were looking at what seems to be called "hedgehog mushrooms" :)

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Leora says

Oh, thanks. So funny, how I left my laptop for maybe an hour(?) with it open to your blog, and when I came back, I had a comment from you on *my* blog, and I hadn't even looked at your blog yet. You are very in tune to your visitors.

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RJ Flamingo says

I am absolutely no good with gulls. Lord knows I've tried to tell them apart, but can't seem to get them narrowed down beyond black head, black wing-tip, white head... well, you get the idea. :-)

This is a great shot, Leora!

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Gemma says

Love the wing shape in low flight of this gull! Wonderful capture!

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Jew Wishes says

Leora! What a beautiful and stunning photo, capturing the bird's flight so wonderfully.

Such grace, such flow, and such a lovely moment you have brought us.

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Caron says

Now that's a shot I am sure I would not get with my point and shoot. ;)

I have a friend who went to USCG boot camp in Cape May.

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Leora says

That's why I call my new 75mm-300mm lens my "birding" lens. Though I've discovered it's still difficult to capture the birds with the camera. They don't stay still long. Or come near you. Unless they are pigeons. Or some gulls.

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Carver says

What a beautiful shot of the bird in flight!

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Vicki says

Beautiful shot! I love the way the wings lie on the horizon.

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James says

This is a wonderful capture of a bird in flight.

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Marju says

Beautiful photos!

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