Common gull on the left, Black-headed gull on the right. Quite a difference.
Monday, 14 March 2016
Common Gull
I rarely manage to get decent pictures for bird comparisons. I think that I'm always too busy focusing on one specific species and getting that nice unobstructed shot to think about how one looks in comparison to another. By chance, and by no means done on purpose, I managed to get a nice comparison picture of a Common Gull and a Black-headed Gull. Both were stood nicely on the directional post outside Horrocks hide at Pennington Flash.
You can surely see the difference. Sometimes when I look at my posts I think if people had never seen a bird they wouldn't know that a Robin was a different size from a gull or a crow or even an eagle or a crane. Distance and zoom (even with my amateurs camera) make such a huge difference.
ReplyDeleteHello great comparison shot. I have been looking for the black-headed gull here. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to see them side by side and much easier to see how they differ.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot to illustrate the difference in size. But your photos are always grand!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-fight-continues.html
Wow i love your header most! Yes nice comparison, but i only see gulls abroad, we don't have them here in our country.
ReplyDeleteNice picture of birds that is quite common in my part of the world to.
ReplyDeleteI used to live near the Atlantic Ocean and often saw and heard gulls. Now that I am in the mountains and far from the ocean I miss them. This was a nice comparison of both types of seagulls.
ReplyDeleteInteresting! I don't think I've ever paid enough attention to notice the difference! #animaltales
ReplyDeletethat's a good shot for comparing these 2 species
ReplyDeleteLovely comparison shot! We live on the coast and adore gulls, unlike most of our neighbours alas.
ReplyDeleteGreat Shot!
ReplyDeleteHi Adam, what a treat to see two different birds in the same stance. Thanks for sharing. Greetings Jo
ReplyDeleteVery nice comparison shot!
ReplyDeleteGreat comparison image, Adam!
ReplyDeleteIt is easier to see the differece between these two when they are side by side. Great comparison photo!
ReplyDeleteyes, good to have theme side by side to see the difference. very nice shot.
ReplyDeletelovely shot, i really need to invest in a bird book for Dubai, there are so many varitites of gulls and terns here
ReplyDeleteThis gull image is very nice. Have a great week-end.
ReplyDeleteJM, Illinois-U.S.A.
Great comparison shot!
ReplyDeleteOh my.. yes quite a difference... great shot..Michelle
ReplyDeleteHello Adam!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this Post so much, great for Image-In-Ing. Thank you for explaining the difference between the gulls.
If you like, you can see my Post here:
http://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.de/2016/03/zitat-im-bild_19.html
Heidrun
Not THAT different to the untrained eye! Thank you so much for adding these gulls to #AnimalTales and apologies being so late commenting – I have been so busy this week with the blog revamp.
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