I heard this guy before I saw him – I do love the zoom on my canon sx 50hd, I was far away from this little fellow but it still came out clear.

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Motion.” I spent some time at the beach last week and was always attempting for birds in motion. I’ve got a little gull in the action of fishing and a nice group of (not sure) but think they look like albatrosses? (albatrossi?), I really need to brush up on my bird identification
It was either rainy or cloudy the entire time on vacation. But, I’m German and Irish – so while others may rail against the bad weather, I’m out in it. It stopped long enough to put my feet on the beach, walk in the ocean and visit some very wonderful nature places. I feel that colors are more vibrant and rich after or during a rain.