Taking flight - 2nd attempt

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Black-headed Gull taking off

 

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Skrattmås - Larus ridibubdus - Black-headed Gull

© NF Photo 140509 ÖV

Well, almost disappointed. Took me only two sessions to get the image I set out to get.  The Black -headed Gull takes off and has still two toes in the water. I thought it would take longer but I guess I have too much experience with this kind of stuff. So, what next??
Fist attempt HERE

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Taking flight

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Skrattmås - Larus ridibubdus - Black-headed Gull
Taking flight

© NF Photo 140504

 There are a lot of Black-headed Gulls in the little lake nowadays. Other birds in the lake are mallards, Horned Grebe and Eurasian Coots. I made a reflection on how the different species takes off from the water. The Coots and the Grebes runs on the water and seem to have a hard time getting up in the air. And you rarely see it as they seem to avoid flying. Mallards and other ducks has easier to get up in the air. But the Gulls, you almost don't even notice when they take off. They are just up in the air with seemingly no effort at all. I have often taken shots on birds landing on water but rarely when they take off. This is the first attempt to try to get an image at the very moment when they leave the water. Wish me luck! I´ll post when I get better ones then these.

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Skrattmås - Larus ridibubdus - Black-headed Gull

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Skrattmås - Larus ridibubdus - Black-headed Gull

NF Photo  130517 Djulö Kvarn, Katrineholm

A very common gull but this one was differently colored in the head. And it was alone!
I don´t know if it is a Leucistic or just not finished it´s plumage.

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