Flag and Feathers

I took this photo of hundreds of black skimmers sweeping past a prominent building near the docks in Gulfport, Mississippi. I played with the light to create a sky washed in deep orange, leaving the birds and the building softly pale against it.

The photographs I share here don’t appear as vivid as they do in my Pixel’s gallery. To make them load more easily, I reduce their size and slightly lower their quality. Take a look:

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Sitting in the Morning Sun

In the water off the beach at Gulfport, Mississippi, there are several timber piles, reaching up out of the water a hundred meters or so offshore. Birds use them to rest on, particularly the birds who dive for their food. This silhouetted bird appears to be a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis).

My photo gallery contains more that 900 images that I've chosen to share. Most are there for their visual appeal but there are a few novelty images. You can check out my gallery at:

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Laughing Gull and Wave, Black and White

This is a laughing (Leucophaeus atricilla) that I saw in Gulfport, Mississippi. What really caught my eye is the little boiling wave to the right of the gull.

I don't post all of the photos that I post here to my Pixels gallery, but I post the photos I like best. Some don't make the cut. I usually wait a couple of days and see how I feel about it then.

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#Gulfport, like so many #TampaBay communities, picks up #Helene’s pieces

https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2024/09/28/gulfport-like-so-many-tampa-bay-communities-picks-up-helenes-pieces/

Stoner accidentally texts Mississippi cop to get together to ‘smoke’

#Cannabis #CannabisCommunity #Gulfport #LegalizeIt #Marijuana #MarijuanaMovement #mississippi #Odd #oddnews #Police #smoke #USnews
https://theaegisalliance.com/2024/08/21/stoner-accidentally-texts-mississippi-cop-to-get-together-to-smoke/?feed_id=194&_unique_id=66c68ee8f379b