Friday, March 30, 2007

Posh And Pecks

They Were Up The Creek Without A Puddle

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON


It's been months since we've actually had rain puddles, so I spent an interesting minute or two watching these two seagulls. I was standing on a railway platform and noticed half a dozen gulls land about fifteen metres away. Two of them made their way to this puddle and one deliberately immersed himself in it. It's exactly a week since we had the first real rain in months and you can already see the difference, with fresh green grass on lawns and nature strips.

4 comments:

Shrink Wrapped Scream said...

That gull is positivley smiling (almost). You've captured the moment..

david mcmahon said...

Hi Shrink wrapped scream,

Thank you for that comment - I actually missed the REAL picture - the gull sliding into the water like a puppy!

David

Stacy said...

It's almost as if the one gull is doing a little dance with his leg up and his body and neck position. It made me smile.

david mcmahon said...

Hi Stacy,

It's funny watching them in motion on the ground. They're so graceful in the air but when walking they look like one of the comic characters in one of the old silent movies - jerky and unco-ordinated.

Glad it made you smile. That'sthe intention.

Hapy blogging

David