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Laughing Gull, smallest and darkest of the three common gulls, its call is a high-pitched, nasal
"ha,ha,ha." Lenght 16" Wing span 40"
The laughing gull is the perfect bird for this blog. These little birds are really funny to watch at the beach. They love to gather in big groups. It does not take much to disturb them. They will take off in a mass but only for a short distance.
They are back within a few moments in their same spot. Katie, our black lab, loves to chase them up and down the beach. They wait for her to get to them and then off they go. The gulls will circle around and back to the beach. Poor Katie does not realize that she will never catch one. The birds love to laugh at her, hence the Laughing Gull.
These little birds are also great fun to add captions to their story. I love the photo of the little bird with it's feathers ruffled up.
Hope you enjoy laughing with the gulls and me today! Have a fun day.
Please bare with me as I learn the finner art of digital photography and Photoshop CS3. For anyone trying to learn this program, Scott Kelby, writes great books on the subjects. His book are step by step, easy to follow, entertaining, instruction on how to do just about anything. Today's lesson was to sharpen photos. Mr. Kelby says that all professional photographers sharpen or unsharpen every photo that is printed. In his Digital Photograph I book he teaches this process. He like for you to apply the unsharpen filter twice. He also mentions that on the second pass that maybe you should adjust this filter a little different. You can see that I did not do this. I am learning and will master this skill. I did not make a mistake. To sharpen you unsharpen and vice versa. Scott Kelby explains it "that is just the way it is done." Anyway his books are great with a little sense of humor. For all Elements users, he also covers those programs in great detail.
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