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“Territorial Dance”
Story:
Seagulls jockey for territory and food during the late afternoon along the Oregon Coast.
There were hundreds of them – maybe thousands.
I was walking along the shoreline just north of Cape Kiwanda, looking for compositions with my camera, when I noticed all these seagulls gathered together in what appeared to be a great feeding along the shoreline.
They were so animated. An increased aggression amongst the gulls was beginning. Their focus was on anything but me.
This allowed me to approach closer and to observe their behavior more intimately.
As the frenzy gathered momentum, a particularly aggressive bird successfully intimidated another with his territorial display.
-BAP
[Photographed during the same afternoon as “Looking Glass”, these are the same two birds in “Territorial Dance”.]
Location:
McPhillips Beach
Cape Kiwanda
Pacific City, Oregon
45° 13' 47.3'' N, 123° 58' 25'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 19:28 PDT
Date: July 29th, 2019
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/4G
ISO 100, 200 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec
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“Territorial Dance”
Story:
Seagulls jockey for territory and food during the late afternoon along the Oregon Coast.
There were hundreds of them – maybe thousands.
I was walking along the shoreline just north of Cape Kiwanda, looking for compositions with my camera, when I noticed all these seagulls gathered together in what appeared to be a great feeding along the shoreline.
They were so animated. An increased aggression amongst the gulls was beginning. Their focus was on anything but me.
This allowed me to approach closer and to observe their behavior more intimately.
As the frenzy gathered momentum, a particularly aggressive bird successfully intimidated another with his territorial display.
-BAP
[Photographed during the same afternoon as “Looking Glass”, these are the same two birds in “Territorial Dance”.]
Location:
McPhillips Beach
Cape Kiwanda
Pacific City, Oregon
45° 13' 47.3'' N, 123° 58' 25'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 19:28 PDT
Date: July 29th, 2019
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/4G
ISO 100, 200 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec
