March 07, 2004
Hover Craft
This morning, my Man and I went to Westport Connecticut, where there is a walkway overlooking the Saugatuck River. Seagulls are fed from this spot quite often and will hover about six feet overhead, waiting for a tastey morsel. It is impossible to capture how close they come in photo, as there is nothing in the sky to guage against. The above seagull landed on a piling about four feet from where I was standing. This bird accepted four chunks of bread, thrown directly to him without flying off.
My Man held a piece of bread over his head and a bird came to within an inch, before my guy lost his nerve!
Birds are beautiful and frieghtening at the same time. Their eyes, bodies and wings are so foreign-especially when they come so close. I wouldn't have had the nerve to hold still while the bird took the bread!
Another photo, of seagulls.
I love feeding the birds at this spot! It is thrilling to be so close and to listen to the birds talk, watch them fight and throw bread directly to them!