BLACK-HEADED GULL PREENING… PHOTO SEQUENCE


This sequence shows a winter-plumaged black-headed gull having a serious preening session in winter sunshine….Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes01 Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes02 Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes03Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes04Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes05Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes06 Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes07 Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes08 Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes09 Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes10 Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes11 Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes12 Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes13 Black-headed Gull Preening, WWT Barnes14

BLACK-HEADED GULLS: FUN IN THE SUN


Halloween. Frequently a wet, cold and dreary day concluding with dubiously decked-out children ‘scarily’ collecting sweets with watchful parents in the shadows (and the odd teenage chancers ditto, but without the parents ). But this year on a warm sunny October 31st I went to have a look at some birds. To start with here are some black-headed gulls (winter plumage) enjoying a serious bathing and preening session at WWT Barnes.   

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