Lord of the Wings!

I went to Padanaram in Dartmouth, MA today with the intention of capturing some good marina shots. The wind was not in my favor and I had to settle for shots of some water fowl.

I found the seagull in flight to be a metaphor for freedom and inspirational - soaring to new heights. Now the other birds were a different story, so let's make one up.

First of all, the bird in front which appears to be larger than the others and of a different feather (we shall refer to him as the leader), is trying to convince the others of something. Come on in the water's fine - nah! Perhaps something more sinister. You see, they are looking out on to the water where there happens to be a marina and yachts docked. I postulate that the feathered leader was planning to commandeer a boat because he was too lazy or just plain tired of always having to swim in the water. He kept seeing humans having fun on the water without having to swim and he wanted in. Further, he figured that it would be safer for him and his pals if they were out of the water and out of the way of the boats. Unfortunately he needed to enlist the help of some followers and hence the speech. I caught him in the act of trying to amp up the ducks and convince them to join his cause. "Follow me - take back the waters! Death to Smoochy!"

They didn't seem too convinced but he was just getting warmed up. Perhaps there will be a yacht reported missing tomorrow in Padanaram.