Day 26: Flowers and birds

It may be kinda obvious that there's a bit of a theme with this project so far. First comes a flower picture, then there'll be a bird picture, then probably another flower, and perhaps a bird might be next. It's spring, so there is a lot of fresh growth, blossom and flowers to capture. It's a great way to mark the seasons, and most years we chase spring from sea level up to the alpine as the snow retreats.

Birds are easy, to a point. Again spring helps because the song birds are prominent, singing away in the tree tops, defining their territory and attracting a mate. Other birds are actively feeding and foraging for nesting material. Plus we live next to the sea and a fair bit of parkland, and a wide variety of birds is present for most of the year. I still get excited every time I see a bald eagle, or a hummingbird. Obviously, living by the sea means that seagulls are all too common, and it's rare that I bother taking photos of them. However, today they provided some comic relief with one stern-looking glaucous-winged gull deciding to perch on the back of another, equally stern-looking gull. And I was in the right place at the right time.

Seagull parking