Seagull in flight mode

@tzwrites (4835)

Romania

May 10, 2018 1:43pm CST

Here's my photo for today, May 10. It's a seagull flying very low by the lake. What was interesting about this seagull was that due to very strong winds, it couldn't manage to land on the ground and kept getting blown around. It flew very low for a good minute before it landed on the grass. Have you watched birds flying around during strong winds?

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@LadyDuck (471968)

• Switzerland

11 May 18

This is a beautiful photo, are you sure it's a seagull? They usually do not fly so low near the ground.

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@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

13 May 18

Yes we have thousands of seagulls here by the lake.

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@LadyDuck (471968)

• Switzerland

13 May 18

@tzwrites We also have thousands here, we are between two lakes (Como and Lugano).

@aureliah (24316)

• Kenya

10 May 18

Yes I have and I love birdwatching safaris

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@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

10 May 18

Yeah those are great, birdwatching is interesting.

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@aureliah (24316)

• Kenya

10 May 18

@tzwrites Especially where there are different species

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

10 May 18

Birds are relatively light, so they are obviously affected by strong winds. Good photo.

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@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

10 May 18

They are so agile though and adapt to weather conditions easily.

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@wolfgirl569 (107859)

• Marion, Ohio

10 May 18

I like to watch the buzzards try to fly into the wind. They are built more for soaring on wind currants than actual flying.

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@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

10 May 18

They are lovely to see as they soar

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@FayeHazel (40243)

• United States

11 May 18

Oh wow, thanks for sharing. I haven't seen birds flying so low

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@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

13 May 18

Yeah it was a bit odd

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Wael El-Manzalawy

@waelmanz (186)

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10 May 18

Seagulls are wonderful birds.

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@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

10 May 18

I agree with you

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@marlina (154131)

• Canada

15 May 18

Interesting photo. I never realized that birds had a difficult time when it is very windy.