Seagull Against The Tide

by Sandra Huston

Title

Seagull Against The Tide

Artist

Sandra Huston

Medium

Photograph - Photography

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"Seagull Against The Tide" is an original fine art seascape photograph by Sandra Huston.

I captured this seagull fighting the tide in its search for food at the base of Fort Popham in Phippsburg, Maine late in September.

Honored to be featured in the following Fine Art America groups:
* New England Photographs - 11/8/17
* Your Very Best Photography - 11/19/17
* Northern Atlantic Coast of No America - Nature Photos 12/17/17
* New FAA Uploads - 12/17/17

Fun Fact: Seagulls are very clever. They learn, remember and even pass on behaviors, such as stamping their feet in a group to imitate rainfall and trick earthworms to come to the surface. Seagulls’ intelligence is clearly demonstrated by a range of different feeding behaviors, such as dropping hard-shelled mollusks onto rocks so that they break open so they can eat them, and following ploughs in fields where they know upturned grubs and other food sources will be plentiful. Gulls are omnivorous and eat a wide variety of foods, including fish, insects, carrion, eggs, trash, mollusks and more. They are also attentive and caring parents. The male and female pair for life and they take turns incubating the eggs, and feeding and protecting the chicks. Gulls have a complex and highly developed repertoire for communication which includes a range of vocalizations and body movements. Seagulls can drink both fresh and salt water. Most animals are unable to do this, but seagulls have a special pair of glands right above their eyes which is specifically designed to flush the salt from their system through openings in the bill. There is a great deal of diversity between different gull species, with the smallest being the Little Gull (120 g and 29 cm) and the largest being the Great Black-beaked Gull (1.75 kg and 75 cm). Most gulls have counter shaded plumage that is gray or blackish above and white below. Gray, white and black are their primary plumage colors, though legs, feet and bills can range from gray, yellow or pink to bright red, orange or black. Some gulls are more distinct, however, such as the mostly white ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) or the mostly dark gray lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus). Juvenile gulls take several years to reach their adult plumage, and they pass through several sub- adult coloration as they mature. www.onekindplanet.org

My photograph of a seagull includes the following keywords to describe the category with which it is displayed in; Seagull, Laridae, bird, wildlife, seascape, Atlantic Ocean, Fort Popham, Popham Beach, Phippsburg, Maine, Sandra Huston, Maine Artist, fine art photography, original, waves, water, sun, ocean, reflection, seaweed, rocks, sand.

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October 29th, 2017

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