#seabird
The hoards are assembling once again. Black-headed gulls joining the colony at WWT Castle Espie, near Scrabo Tower.
It’s that time of year again. A pair of black-headed gulls sharing a “special hug” on the reserve at WWT Castle Espie today
Mediterranean gull declaring its presence on the reserve at RSPB Belfast Window On Wildlife this morning.
Put a bird on it!
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#malibu #malibubeach #ocean #pch #seabird #bird #littleegret #egret #beach #fly #flight #wings #nature #water #feathers
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Look at those extra brilliant blue feet— what a hunk!
Blue-footed boobies (Sula nebouxii), common in the Galapagos Islands and other warm coastal areas of the Pacific, can catch flying fish in mid-air. Their blue feet are for fashion AND function. Male and female boobies wave their feet about in elaborate courtship displays and dances. Bluer feet mean a healthier bird and a better parent.
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It had never happened that I didn’t go to Cádiz (my hometown) for a whole year; 371 days, to be exact. The last time I was there I gathered a handful of small treasures, most of them I found in the beach, but also scraps of fabric my mom kept for me and cotton strings from the tea I took in the afternoons in the square near my parents’ house. I found the fabric for the dress inside a pool tide, all tattered and beautifully stained by the sea but the floral pattern is still visible and now dwelled by turnstones.
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Up close with an albatross
Would love a bit more sea time with these beautiful birds!
Toroa / Campbell albatross
It’s no secret that I love albatrosses. Being at sea, watching them in their element is hands down one of my favourite things. Aotearoa is a good place to be if you love albatrosses – we have a phenomenal diversity of species breeding on some of our offshore islands. Campbell albatross breed on only one island (Campbell island, surprise). I’ve been lucky to visit, and…
