01 June 2021

Kelp Gull attacking Grey Heron Woodbridge Island

Kelp Gull in Flight Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Photography
Kelp Gull Woodbridge Island
'Ducking and diving....'

Kelp gull attacking the resident grey heron. Notice the heron ducking lower and lower - Little island / Woodbridge Island. Quite unusual to witness this. This was repeated about 5 times before the kelp gull left the battle zone.

Cape Town Location
Table Bay Nature Reserve Woodbridge Island, Milnerton

Canon Camera / Lens Settings
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II Body
  • EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens
  • Manual Mode: Auto-ISO: 400
  • Aperture: f/5.6 - f/6.3
  • Shutter Speed: 1/1000 - 1/2000
  • AI Servo: Case 1: Wide Zone
  • 10 fps High Speed Continuous Mode
  • Handheld

Post-Processing
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC 9.4: Cropping. Colour correction / noise reduction / lens profile correction.

4 Consecutive Frames - Kelp Gull vs. Frey Heron

Kelp Gull Attacking Grey Heron Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Photography 1
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