Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Flock of gulls in Cape May (20662).jpg

File:Flock of gulls in Cape May (20662).jpg, featured

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Info Thousands of gulls come to this beach just after high tide this time of year, just after all the horseshoe crabs have come ashore to lay their eggs. It's a feeding frenzy spectacle. At one point, something spooked them and they took to the air. We were standing out on a mud flat at the time and it sort of felt like they were circling us -- very loud and kind of surreal (and somehow we escaped without getting anything falling on us). This is my effort at capturing the chaotic moment, quickly snapping five frames for a panorama. The vast majority of these birds are laughing gulls (Leucophaeus atricilla), but there are several herring gulls, too, as well as Canada geese and mallards. all by — Rhododendrites ^talk | 02:56, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Rhododendrites ^talk | 02:56, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 04:49, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support An impressive scene. Reminds me of a famous movie quote: “Have you ever seen so many seagulls? What do you suppose it is?” -- Radomianin (talk) 05:01, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- It's horseshoe crabs! :) — Rhododendrites ^talk | 20:23, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee^talk 07:37, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 13:49, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 18:19, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment there are some stitching errors on birds (imo nothing serious). I would be happy to support, if they are addressed. -- Ivar (talk) 19:01, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for taking the time to annotate -- I'll look at this and fix tonight. — Rhododendrites ^talk | 20:20, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- New version uploaded — Rhododendrites ^talk | 02:51, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks to Iifar for spotting the flaws that I also missed, and thanks to Rhododendrites for the fixes that have improved the image. Unfortunately there are blue edge repetitions below the wings in many places. They resemble chromatic aberration, but apparently are not. Maybe you can do something about that. Best, -- Radomianin (talk) 05:25, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment two birds left with half of the wing, one of them is small (and far away). -- Ivar (talk) 07:47, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Iifar: Done Thanks. — Rhododendrites ^talk | 20:23, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support -- Ivar (talk) 16:58, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Stitching photos is difficult and sometimes (as in this case) painful. So that everyone can appreciate your work, it would be nice to see the 5 individual photos. However, I'm curious to see the corrections you're making. --Terragio67 (talk) 02:19, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Really good... Support Terragio67 (talk) 17:36, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Yann (talk) 11:41, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --XRay 💬 18:24, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --SHB2000 (talk) 02:18, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Harlock81 (talk) 11:18, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wow! ★ 01:51, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Llez (talk) 15:11, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Aristeas (talk) 16:34, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:49, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --WildMouse76 (talk) 04:52, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 17 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 20:53, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds/Charadriiformes#Genus : Leucophaeus