Kumlien's Gull River Axe !!

I was glad to receive a message from Steve Waite this morning saying that the Kumlien's was back in front of the tram sheds. I managed to escape work for a couple of hours (will pay for it this evening) and saw the gull, but the views were, ermmm... not good. It was sitting quite settled on the opposite side of the river with no way of getting close, aside from that it was pissing it down and really blowy; hand-holding the camera in my car was significantly more stable than using a top-of-the-range tripod outside of the car. Hopefully it'll hang on for a good few days (being very optimistic here...) so I might get a better opportunity for photos. Here's what I did manage, see Karen's blog for some shots whilst the bird was closer and performing in MUCH more favourable weather conditions: