Looking at You

Thanks Erin. Fun birds to photograph when they are cooperative.

Thank you Nikolyn. The image is virtually full frame, only cropped a bit at the bottom to provide consistent image proportions. I was sitting at the top of the cliff with my 100-400 lens after a storm and the birds flew to me and landed within 8-12 feet. For this shot, the lens was at 400mm.

Thanks Karen. Fun birds to photograph.

Thank you Kathleen

Thank you Jennie. In breeding plumage, they have amazing color and these guys flew in to me as I sat on the cliffs. Some only 8 feet away.

Thank you Alexandra. Because I got to the site as the storm was ending, The birds had not yet returned, so I just sat waiting to catch them flying in. I did not expect them to come, land and start preening almost within reaching distance.

Thanks Larry. Amazing birds and LaJolla CA is one of the best places to get near them at cliffs.

Thank you Kathy.

Thanks Les. They are beautiful birds in their breeding plumage.

Thanks Theresa

Lori, Thank you.

Thanks Betty. They are stunning in breeding plumage. I was less than 10 feet away with a 100-400 lens. I was sitting on the wet cliffs after a big rainstorm, no birds to be found, then the sky opened up and the birds started flying in and came right to me. I just kept sitting in my puddle and started taking pictures. I was surrounded by Brown Pelicans, Gulls, and Cormorant. I have shot there before and since, but never with conditions like that.