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“Facing West”
Description:
Western gulls feed along the tide-flats of McPhillips Beach on Oregon’s Pacific Coast, gathering in large numbers to forage for mole crabs exposed during low tide. This area north of Cape Kiwanda is a common feeding ground for seabirds due to its shifting sand and rich intertidal habitat.
Story:
Along the shores of the Oregon Coast, a seagull looks over his shoulder and faces toward the sun.
Hundreds of gulls (maybe thousands) were gathered along the shoreline that evening, drawn in by the feeding opportunity. Mole crabs were moving through the receding tide, and because of the angle of the sun, the crabs had difficulty seeing the birds coming. The gulls knew it, and the shoreline had become a busy, noisy place.
Watching through my camera, I began tracking one bird in particular.
While the others were busy preening or chasing each other, this gull paused just long enough to look back toward me. He wasn’t alarmed, just aware. The kind of quiet acknowledgment that happens when wildlife recognizes your presence but chooses to keep doing its thing anyway.
He knew I was watching.
-BAP
[This is the same seagull in “Looking Glass”.]
Location:
McPhillips Beach
Cape Kiwanda
Pacific City, Oregon
45° 13' 47.3'' N, 123° 58' 25'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 19:36 PDT
Date: July 29th, 2019
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/4G
ISO 100, 200 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec
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“Facing West”
Description:
Western gulls feed along the tide-flats of McPhillips Beach on Oregon’s Pacific Coast, gathering in large numbers to forage for mole crabs exposed during low tide. This area north of Cape Kiwanda is a common feeding ground for seabirds due to its shifting sand and rich intertidal habitat.
Story:
Along the shores of the Oregon Coast, a seagull looks over his shoulder and faces toward the sun.
Hundreds of gulls (maybe thousands) were gathered along the shoreline that evening, drawn in by the feeding opportunity. Mole crabs were moving through the receding tide, and because of the angle of the sun, the crabs had difficulty seeing the birds coming. The gulls knew it, and the shoreline had become a busy, noisy place.
Watching through my camera, I began tracking one bird in particular.
While the others were busy preening or chasing each other, this gull paused just long enough to look back toward me. He wasn’t alarmed, just aware. The kind of quiet acknowledgment that happens when wildlife recognizes your presence but chooses to keep doing its thing anyway.
He knew I was watching.
-BAP
[This is the same seagull in “Looking Glass”.]
Location:
McPhillips Beach
Cape Kiwanda
Pacific City, Oregon
45° 13' 47.3'' N, 123° 58' 25'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 19:36 PDT
Date: July 29th, 2019
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/4G
ISO 100, 200 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec
