Last night’s mascara
Black Headed Gulls are so beautiful at this time of year.
![Black Headed Gull - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Black-Headed-Gull-The-Hall-of-Einar-6655-2-725x483.jpg)
Looking closely at their eyes reveals long dark bristles. In summer they will have beautiful chocolate-brown heads. Now, in winter, they have to make do with looking as if they’re wearing headphones.
This one seems excited to have found something, but I regret it might be plastic.
![Black Headed Gull - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Black-Headed-Gull-The-Hall-of-Einar-1-2-725x483.jpg)
A bellyflop splashdown is the ungainly landing this one made.
![Black Headed Gull - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Black-Headed-Gull-The-Hall-of-Einar-6634-2.jpg)
We can’t be stylish all the time, can we? Especially when it looks like we’re still wearing last night’s mascara.