These studies were done at Mai Po nature reserve in Hong Kong quite a few years ago. Mostly I sketched and painted the few Saunders Gulls that were about but also some Black-headed Gulls.
I did a few watercolor studies too trying all the while to capture their unique characteristics.
These smaller gulls have a certain amount of charm that totally captivated me and I wanted to spend days just working on them!
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I think you’ve nailed Saunders’ Gull there, Jeremy !
Common Shelduck has become very rare, (climate change ?) there used to be hundreds, now some years none at all.
Thanks John, didn't realize that about Common Shelduck! Pity, seems bird numbers are falling all over.
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