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Herring Gulls

Herring Gull - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

From Herrings to landfill and back

I love Herring Gulls. Amazingly their UK conservation status is red. That’s because their breeding population keeps declining, and so does their …

Juvenile Herring Gull - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Moult

I’m fascinated to see this Herring Gull going through a moult into adult plumage. You can see it better in this view: …

Puffin - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Flypast

I’m sat on the cliffs of Westray in pleasant light. It’s the middle of summer and it’s finally made it to 16 …

Jackdaw - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Cafe culture

I’m at Portland in Dorset with my friend Mark when he offers to buy us ice creams. I’m hardly likely to refuse, …

Herring Gull - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Sticks on a stack

There’s a Herring Gull on the wall of the River Lemon. They always look as if they’re wearing strange flesh-coloured tights to …

Herring Gull - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Herring Gulls

Herring Gulls are fabulous to watch. I’ve enjoyed taking photographs of them in urban areas. There’s something quite alien about their presence. …

Photographs (c) David Bailey (not the)

When you know it’s summer

The seasons turn, circle by circle. Bud becomes flower becomes fruit, ripening in the long days. Photography is expressing your view of …

Herring Gull - Town Quay - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Gulls

This Herring Gull is magnificent. Look at the beak. It must be really missing chips and intimidation. This Black-Headed Gull is altogether …

Gulls in Weymouth

RSPB Lodmoor is in Weymouth on the south coast of England. I’m travelling through and have brought my camera for a few …

Herring Gull - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Wild and Urban

Bristol is a city with a truly urban environment. There are stone pavements, tarmac roads and tall steel-framed buildings. Through its heart …

Bristol - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Bristol and the Colston bun

I’ve spent a few days in Bristol city centre recently, going to music and theatre events and wandering around with my camera. …

Chick - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

The Wild Westray

On the West Westray coast there’s nothing between you and America except the Atlantic Ocean. The coast is a fractured and windswept …

The Atlantic - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

The Atlantic

Westray has two sides: a North Sea side and an Atlantic Ocean side. They meet with dramatic consequences at the northernmost and …

Teignmouth - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Seagulls attack from behind

Seagulls are masters of surprise. I’m in Teignmouth this morning and there are warning signs everywhere about the gulls. Herring Gulls are …

Herring Gull - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

The end of echelon parking

It’s the end of echelon parking. It says so on the sign. I’m glad they told me that. Goodbye echelon parking: it …

Herring Gull - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Confusing Gulls

Gulls are confusing. They all look superficially the same with their big bills, grey backs and beady eyes, but there are some …

Herring Gull - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) 2016 David Bailey (not the)

Herring Gull

I’m photographing the beautiful, delicate and precise Black Headed Gulls this morning when I see this monster approaching. I’m so used to …

Herring Gull - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) 2016 David Bailey (not the)

Herring Gull

I’m currently searching for Herring Gulls so I can take some close-up photographs of them. As you do. I took some close-up …