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Bulletin 21
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18 January 2007
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Back to the Cliffs
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As I mentioned in the last bulletin I have been back to the cliffs of the South Downs. The weather was good but still way to warm for this time of year. This cannot be a good sign. Unfortunately my intended subjects, the Peregrine Falcons did not show themselves this time round, but I was quick to lock onto another bird I have tried photographing in the past. The Fulmar! This gull like bird is in fact a petrel, and tends to nest on cliffs. Fulmars spend a lot of their time out at sea and never touch down on level terrain. They would not be able to take off unless they have a cliff face from which to launch themselves into flight. |
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| Above: Sunrise at Beachy Head. I decided to take this image keeping the jet trails in the sky. Unfortunately they are always present in clear skies in this part of the world. | ||||||||||||||
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| Above: Everyone seems to be on the move at daybreak. These gulls were on their way to their favourite scavenging sites. | ||||||||||||||
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Above: One of the previous gulls silhouetted as they flew by me.
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| Above: This Fulmar took a good look at me and then decided that I was no threat to it. Lets face it, it knows I can’t step over the edge. | ||||||||||||||
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| Above: Fulmars just love circling and skimming along the cliff face. I managed to capture this one with a view towards Birling Gap. | ||||||||||||||
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| Above: Photographer with camera poised looking over Fulmar Territory. No camera bags took any flying lessons on this day!!! | ||||||||||||||
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All Images, Content and Website are Copyright of Karl Andre Terblanche 2005-2007
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