Well, on another occasion, I was physically assualted by the biggest and baddest seagul this side of the sun; I was taking photos at the beach, and it swooped down and pecked me so hard on the head I thought I’d been hit by a brick — and I swear that thing was laughing at me when it flew away!
Kinda reminds me of this song:
I dread to think WHAT would happen if I ever decided to try wildlife photography — I’d likely get eaten by a lion while popping to the shops! 
I volunteered at the Toronto Wildlife Centre when I was a teenager. There was a hulking seabird whose room I had to clean. Yes, it was large enough to warrant a full room.
Herr Kwong kocht gut!
I was in Hamburg today to see a photo exhibition. Of course I bought the catalogue.
But on my way to the train station I came to the premises of Herr Kwong. He seems to be a good cook!
(Lunch hour - a real lot of offices in that area)
On booking a ticket for the Farne Islands, I was asked if I had a hat. I did, in that I was expecting to be shat upon from a great height by the seabirds.
I realised what the hat was really for when I got there, to protect your head from dive-bombing Arctic Terns if you got close to their nests. Woolly hats are best, baseball caps are insufficient to protect you from the sharp beaks
Great exhibition, I was very impressed when I went there 
Great photo, congrats! I like the unusual posture of the bird (as seen in photos, I guess for the bird its common to look down while flying)
For my taste, the composition could even win with a wider crop, like 16:9 or so - something where the birds body corresponds to the diagonale of the frame.
For this shot I really did charge the batteries in my first “real”
digital camera, in order to try a Tamron 90mm macro lens.
Back at the computer I got a surprise: a UFO hidden in the shrubbery.
I did not spot it while shooting, and of course it was gone
when I returned 
The Tamron is an interesting lens, too bad it can’t easily be used with the X-T4
(Fringer does not work; I have tried).
Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden
While I agree with @sushey on the framing, it is an incredible capture with the bird peaking just beneath its wings. Candid but not embarrassing.
That is a magnificent capture! Kudos.
A few from the last days in my garden:
A distinctively displeased yellowhammer:
and a pair of hedgehogs getting to know each other…
Sometimes one sees something without noticing it. Consciousness and rationality are massively overrated.
Brilliant bug portrait!
Ooo, how much I like it 
On a walk today I did not find much inspiration with respect to taking photographs. But close to a pond, there were hundreds of baby toads (less than 2 cm in size) and it was nearly impossible to walk without hurting the animals. I tried to take images, but there was rather dim light under the threes. So, I took my on camera flash and made this image.
almost 1000 posts … time to find a new subject. We will close this thread and move to the next one
Let’s reopen this to celebrate the return.
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