Water beading on the feathers of a Ring-billed gull’s neck. Like ducks, gulls spend a fair amount of their time afloat, so their feathers need to be waterproof. (This particular bird was an ex-gull, allowing me the close-up.)
Beading
Published February 26, 2013 Fieldnotes 7 CommentsTags: birding, birds, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Beautiful!
Thank you, Trixie!
this is a beautiful photo.
Thank you, Vicki.
“ex-gull”!!
That’s my formative exposure to Monty Python revealing itself.
“It is no more.”