Ekaterina Bee
Italy
Ekaterina lives in Turin and has always been very interested in nature and wildlife. She loves travelling and taking photographs, as well as chess and falconry. She’s particularly fond of cats and adores little scops owls.
Ekaterina Bee's Image
Setting out to sea, Ekaterina and her parents were looking for white-tailed sea-eagles. But five-year-old Ekaterina was more interested in the cloud of herring gulls that surrounded the small boat, attracted by her bread. She snapped this image, engrossed in the noise, the wing beats and the colours of their feet and beaks among the whirl of white.
The impressive white-tailed sea-eagles of Nord-Trøndelag attract many visitors and photographers and so the more common herring gulls are not usually the focus. Often considered pests because of their gregarious nature and habit of stealing food, silver-backed herring gulls are a symbol of the coast in many countries.
Behind the lens
Image details
- Nikon D90
- 18–70mm f3.5–4.5 lens at 18mm
- 1/320 sec at f11 (+0.7 e/v)
- Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
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