Tag Archives: bird

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 598: Spending Time on a Boat

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Stupidity Hole

There’s something about spending more time on a boat than you normally would that makes you think “This is more time being spent on a boat than I would normally spend on a boat”. Of course, I was on said … Continue reading →

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Aloft and Descending

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Stupidity Hole

An ibis caught as it makes its way back to a hard surface. This was a lucky shot. I was in an area of a park where birds flock and looking in the right direction at the right moment. As … Continue reading →

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Gull Resting

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Stupidity Hole

A gull resting on a rocky surface. In the sun it sits, and so on and so forth. This is one I took a while ago. Not sure as to why I didn’t put it up, but it’s here now … Continue reading →

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Ibis in the Air II

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Stupidity Hole

The same ibis as the one in the last shot. This shot has more apparent motion to it. It feels more like an ibis in flight. It, like most birds, has a certain grace and power to it. If you … Continue reading →

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Ibis in the Air

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Stupidity Hole

A few days ago whilst walking to a railway station I was afforded the opportunity to capture this moment. I was trying to get close to the ibis when it took to the air, so I kept on snapping. I … Continue reading →

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Gull’s Form

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Stupidity Hole

I thought I shared this earlier, but apparently I didn’t. Another Silver Gull doing a thing. Perhaps it is stretching. I like the way the wing kind of hides the body, but also kind of doesn’t. I think it adds … Continue reading →

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One Cleans the Other

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Stupidity Hole

A photo of two rock doves. Taken around the same time as the other two recent bird photos. I think that this is a nice, pleasant a small photo. It’s a small thing that’s happening and as such it feels … Continue reading →

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Heading Somewhere

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Stupidity Hole

More birds. This time heading off across a large pond to somewhere else. Possibly to a source of food. I think that seeing birds run along water for whatever reason is always something that is in a way fascinating to … Continue reading →

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Landing Duck

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Stupidity Hole

A photo of a feathered friend in the process of landing. I like how it appears here. Sort of still, but also sort of in motion. I also like that the water is not heavily disturbed. I hope you enjoy.

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A Gull About to Take Off

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Stupidity Hole

A silver gull shortly before it takes to the air in order to head to a location that is not the on in which it was residing. To me the gull appears both real and fake. I think I did … Continue reading →

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