Maybe this should be "Mistress of All She Surveys" - I have been unable to find any information on gender distinctions between male and female seagulls, which would probably cause a snicker amongst the seagull population. In any case this bird posed with sublime indifference while overlooking Victoria's Inner Harbour.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Master of All He Surveys
Maybe this should be "Mistress of All She Surveys" - I have been unable to find any information on gender distinctions between male and female seagulls, which would probably cause a snicker amongst the seagull population. In any case this bird posed with sublime indifference while overlooking Victoria's Inner Harbour.
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looks like a giant seagulls :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great perspective :) Beautiful photo
ReplyDeleteGreat blurred backgroudn to make this seagull sharp and gracious
ReplyDeleteI could be wrong - but I think the birds like the one in your photo are the males and the brownish-speckled ones are the females...?
ReplyDeleteGreat photo, a much under-ratedesbird.
ReplyDeleteSmils
Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI think the men are supposed to be pretty and the female birds are the ugly ones...or, well, the less attractive ones. That's usually how it works in the animal world. Weird, eh? :P Great shot nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteThanks all for your comments. Jabba and Michaela, I used to think that the rather dowdy brownish gulls were probably the females also because that's the way it seems to be in most of the bird population. However, with seagulls, those brownish ones are the juveniles, not the females. Peterson's Field Guide to Western Birds makes no distinction between the appearance of male and female Herring Gulls.
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