So there I was standing on a cliff top wondering how wonderful it was to see Fulmar's had return to their nesting site - they hadn't been there earlier in the week. The are was empty of people and I was trying hard to capture the birds flying. Bliss.
Then I started to notice that the Fulmars were starting to fly very close to me. Great - even more opportunity to get that great photograph. This went on for about 10 minutes - I was marvelling at the flying ability of the Fulmar, its control of the air currents to get it really close to the cliff edge near to where I was standing. Then I suddenly realised why they were flying so close to me - it was me. I had got too close and they didn't like it and they were showing me their displeasure. Fortunately the penny dropped and I made a hasty retreat before they resorted to their fall back defence - which is very unpleasant indeed.
This just proves how easy it is to get carried away with what you are doing and forget that you an interloper into another creature's life. You should always remember this and not disturb the creatures you are observing. It is fine line to tread and this time I overstepped it. As I write this I feel somewhat embarrassed and chastened. Just to give you an idea as to how close the bird got the minimum focus of the lens I was using was 2.5 metres and as the photo below shows they were getting much closer than that.
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