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Seagull Story :: Becoming a Big Bird

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A seagull flies effortlessly along the shoreline. The skill of flying is not mastered overnight, however. This image was captured while on a vacation in October 2007, a few days after having been privileged to witness the process of a young bird in a very key stage of growing up. Starring in the story were a juvenile seagull, and an incredibly patient mother who rather effortlessly and calmly was part of the maturing process of her youngster. This took place over the course of a few days against the magnificent backdrop of the Pacific West Coast, beginning with an incredible storm and ending in days of brilliant sunshine. I did not even know what was happening as I was watching the two birds, but they fascinated me, and my camera was with me, so I captured images from time to time. Not until the story had unfolded did I realize what I had been observing, and then I was thrilled to have the images to document the story of a young bird that was about to learn how to fly. And it is now my great pleasure and privilege to share the story here as I saw it happen. Where my camera was not always at the ready, the storyline below each image will hopefully fill in the gaps. Growing up does not happen overnight, nor does it take place easily in isolation. A patient caregiver and mentor is able to contribute much to facilitate the process. Enjoy!

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  • Thank you, thank you Chris, for a wonderful story and some great photos to go along with it..Growing up is hard to do and in the animal kingdom it is even harder I guess. ..I am sure that you have been very lucky, to have witnessed this special week of the young seagull...TG you had your camera with you..

    said photo of makoni57 makoni57 4 months 4 days ago

  • Wonderful! Have you seen the film "Le peuple migrateur"? :)

    said photo of ewabe ewabe 5 months 5 days ago

  • It is really a facinating picture. The colors are beautiful and very special

    said photo of eveline193 eveline193 6 months ago

  • What a nice shot!

    said photo of huguette296100 huguette296100 6 months 11 days ago

  • This is beautiful,

    said photo of annedm1 annedm1 6 months 11 days ago

  • you captured very beautiful purple hues of the water here. I am looking forward to this story....ok, lets open the book....

    said photo of trueblvr trueblvr 6 months 16 days ago

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