Gannet Jacuzzi

September 10, 2012 10:27 AM

British wildlife photography awards 2012
posted by fearfulsymmetry (9 comments total)

I'd have voted for the grasshopper.
posted by MuffinMan at 10:39 AM on September 10, 2012

It's not a winner, but I keep looking at the swan photo in the highly commended section.
posted by gladly at 11:08 AM on September 10, 2012

I love the grasshopper! Also, why is a gull fighting with a puffin?
posted by Glinn at 11:14 AM on September 10, 2012

Gannett Jacuzzi and Starlings Watching Starlings are band names waiting to happen. And yes, I would pay handsomely for a wall-sized print of the Starlings. Mesmerizing.
posted by TomSophieIvy at 11:18 AM on September 10, 2012 [1 favorite]

Also, why is a gull fighting with a puffin?

Basically, because gulls are assholes. The puffin may have had something tasty (a fish, its own offspring) that the gull wanted to eat.
posted by rtha at 11:33 AM on September 10, 2012 [1 favorite]

I suspect the use of professional stunt gannets!
posted by Abiezer at 1:16 PM on September 10, 2012

Gulls eat puffins.

After the gull finishes the puffin, all you get is a little inside-out puffin skin perfectly cleaned of any muscle with no tears in the skin. I can't do that with 10 fingers when I'm preparing a bird skin. The skins also make awesome, if morbid, puppets.
posted by hydrobatidae at 6:18 AM on September 11, 2012 [2 favorites]

Pix please, hydrobatidae!
posted by rtha at 6:27 AM on September 11, 2012

Winners of the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012
posted by homunculus at 3:55 PM on September 11, 2012