Laughing Gulls and A Piece of Pizza
It was a quiet, cloudy afternoon. Until a flock of Laughing Gulls and a piece of pizza entered the scene.
Always great practice shooting! With a surprise at download, the only item that had a pop of color was the pizza.
Sharing a fun post!
The Chase Begins
Other Laughing Gulls quickly got into the game of chase.
That piece of pizza was dropped and grabbed several times.
Laughing Gulls and a piece of pizza up for grabs
Making a smart, swift exit from the others, the Laughing Gull in the last photo was the prize winner…..if you can call a soggy piece of pizza a prize. 😉
Photos by Donna 
Great action shots! I hope it doesn’t gain weight.
😅 Thank you!
Wow, what a battle! Great photography, Donna!
Thanks John! You should have heard them! 😅
Captured the gull behaviour so well!!
Just don’t be under them at the time!! 😅
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Great shots. Must have been so fun to watch. 😊
Thanks Irene! They were quite loud too! I just wanted them to stay out in front of me and not over me….. hehe 😃
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It’s the simple things (though not easy to capture). Great series, love it. 👏👏👏
Thank you, Ted!
Great captures Donna! Gulls are always fun to photograph, especially when one of them happens to have a morsel of food! I bet if you zoom in on that rather large morsel of pizza, you may very well see remnants of anchovies on it! LOL!
Thank you, Steve! They do get hilariously funny and loud, so it’s good entertainment to watch them chase each other! Yep, I see an anchovie! No wonder it was prized so bad! 😅 🤣
Wonderful series and I love that second shot!🙂
Thank you, it was great entertainment and fun to try to stay on them with my lens, hoping for one of those unique shots! 😊
So wonderful photos, Donna! The second one is absolutely stunning👍 Congrats!
Thank you, Minna! I had a lot of fun trying to keep my lens on them while they played aerobatics in the air! Gulls are great for flight practice and sometimes a cool shot! 😊
Wow Donna! Great shots! Did not know they like pizza! And it seems they really really like Pizza!
Thank you, Reed! Who knew? hehe Steve in a prior comment discovered the secret….must have had anchovies on it! 😉
If you happen to have a small flock of Laughing Gulls nearby, do not ever bring up any kind of food, because there’s going to be a riot and most likely eat your food! Even if you put it back in the box. Great experience, isn’t it? 🙂
Great experience, yes! They are smart, I’ve watched them fly right to and snatch a french fry from a beachgoer’s cup before they have time to react. Your food is not safe around them at all. 😉
LOL! Great series and images, Donna! I love the first two images.
Thank you, Deborah! Glad you liked the fun post. My favorite is the second one. 🙂
I can see why! I did enjoy this post, but I’m a bit biased and like all your posts. So… 😀
Awwwww…and I must say, likewise, Deborah! 😊
You seized the opportunity well.
I seized while they seized 😉
Nice one
Terrific action shots, Donna. Pizza, soggy or not, is definitely a prize! 🙂
Thank you, Eliza! It must be! The other gulls went back to their pier to sulk. 😉
LOL! Pizza toss! That’s great.
Thanks, Vic, it was indeed a pizza toss! 😃
Yes, the piece-a-pizza really does add color to the scene. These gulls are just like our Silver Gull, where only today we witnessed a similar event with lettuce and burger bun. 🙂
Our Laughing Gulls are extremely loud so it adds to the ‘scene’, lol. Are your Silvers loud too? I love watching the aerobatics but just don’t want them flying directly over me and dropping more than a piece of food on me! 😉
Yes they are loud and raucous
Good! Makes the scene more fun and crazy, lol.
Very nice, Donna!
Thank you, Belinda!
Competition’s on, and they look like they are having fun! Nice arcs in the bodies of the birds!
Thanks, Jane, it does seem to be a free-for-all fun time, especially with all the ‘laughing’!
I can hear them laughing by looking at your pictures!
Thank you, Hans! Loud laughing for sure! They can make me laugh so easily. 😅
Fantastic photo story Donna, some really good captures there too, I had a good old laugh. This post is my favourite for the week! 😀
Thank you, Sue, so glad you enjoyed it and it made you laugh! We need laughter in our lives, good for our heart and soul. 😊
Silly seagulls! But you caught the prize(s)! Great shooting!
Thank you, Gunta! Me and the lucky getaway gull and his pizza crust! 😉