Great black backed gulls – Saltee Islands, wexford
Nikon D700, Nikon 300mm f2.8 vr lens
Gulls an the Saltee Islands
Wildlife photography by,
Kilkenny based Photographer : Nigel Borrington
Two young Gulls taking a rest on a cliff top, on the Saltee islands, county Wexford…
Nigel Borrington 
Lovely Nigel. I love the jewelled water in the background 🙂
May 17, 2013 at 12:25 pm
Thank you Norma 🙂
May 17, 2013 at 12:48 pm
I love the vibrant colors and depth. The gulls look like they’re enjoying it, too! 🙂
May 17, 2013 at 2:51 pm
Hello Sharon, Thank you, yes I was going to ask people what they might be saying to each other?
🙂
May 17, 2013 at 5:26 pm
I love this. Beautiful colors!
May 17, 2013 at 3:24 pm
Thank you Michelle 🙂
May 17, 2013 at 5:25 pm
🙂 Thank you for sharing!
May 17, 2013 at 5:58 pm
🙂
May 18, 2013 at 10:38 am
That glittering sapphire sea sets off their plumage Nigel !
Beautifully 🙂
May 17, 2013 at 8:50 pm
Thank you Poppy 🙂 very pleased to enjoyed these two 🙂
May 18, 2013 at 10:34 am
“Do we jump ON three, or is it one two three and THEN jump?”
May 17, 2013 at 9:44 pm
🙂 🙂
May 18, 2013 at 1:13 am
wonderful image, love the bokeh’d sparkles, and the tail feathers are interesting, beautiful gulls
May 17, 2013 at 11:38 pm
Thank you Scott 🙂
May 18, 2013 at 10:34 am
Nice shot and so interesting to see those ‘spots’ on their tail feathers. I have a great love of Gulls in any shape or form, although it’s sometimes rather hard to get the correct identification as many look so similar.
May 18, 2013 at 2:19 am
Hello Victoria, thank you…
Yes its head scratching time sometimes, a good book always helps 🙂
May 18, 2013 at 10:35 am
Lovely picture. : )))
May 18, 2013 at 7:59 am
Thank you Anne and Monty 🙂
May 18, 2013 at 10:35 am