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 (460380)
• 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 (460380)
• Switzerland
13 May 18
@tzwrites We also have thousands here, we are between two lakes (Como and Lugano).
@aureliah (24321)
• 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 (24321)
• Kenya
10 May 18
@tzwrites Especially where there are different species
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@jaboUK (64361)
• 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 (96406)
• 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 (40246)
• 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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@waelmanz (186)
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 (154165)
• Canada
15 May 18
Interesting photo. I never realized that birds had a difficult time when it is very windy.