Remember this guy?, the one seagull standing all lonesome? I snapped a second shot of him just as he took off – he’s the real blurry seagull closest to the lens. This was also taken by hand, with a tripod hanging out from the bottom (a D300 plus tripod is heavy!) and birds were flying everywhere – some kids were throwing bread around, stupid kids.

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Be-ing alone within a flock adds new dimensions to individuality, and to community.