THE BIRDS

"To begin with, you've got to understand that a seagull is an unlimited idea of freedom, an image of the Great Gull, and your whole body, from wingtip to wingtip, is nothing more than your thought itself." ~ Richard Bach, Johnathan Livingston Seagull

 

I got a new camera lens yesterday. It came just before lunch. I tore it out of the box and headed down to Long Wharf, thinking I'd shoot sailboats, and the lighthouse, but these gulls caught my eye. I had a few stale crackers in my truck, and before I knew it, I was surrounded, like Tippi Hedren, in The Birds.

I ran out of stale crackers, but rummaged around and found a bag of gluten-free, organic pretzels. Unopened. Hmm...dilemma, but hey, by that time I was already intrigued by the antics of one little bully, who squawked and crowed, and chased the others. What else could I do? Pretzels for everyone!

To my husband, who sneaked a peek at my Amazon wish list. And ordered the lens. Without a word. You are the wind beneath my wings. XO.

River Birds

Went down  to the fishing bridge this AM hoping to get some good shots of the morning sky.  Too cloudy, but these guys were happy to pose...