Boat trip with a flock of seagulls on the Sea of Marmara
Last night we took an evening boat trip from Sultanahmet in Istanbul to one of the outlying districts, Harem. Basically from the European to Asian side of the city, across the Sea of Marmara.
We made the crossing on one of the regular city ferries, but were accompanied by a flock of seagulls most of the way !
They were flying around the ferry, but quite close at the sides as some people were feeding the, and there was hundreds of them.
It was possible to get quite close to them on the upper deck, and it was quite an amazing sight to see, especially with the views out across the sea and over the city.
These pics were all taken on my camera without zooming in !
It was lovely to see them all whizzing around the boat ! They were mainly concentrating on the left side, but would fly ahead and then whip around the other side really fast to where they were getting fed.
They were so agile, it was really quite amazing to watch.
For me, it made the trip worth it alone and was completely unexpected.
We were also treated to some pretty awesome views too !
On the trip back there were no seagulls, but we did start to catch the sunset over Istanbul which was lovely. What a great trip !
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It is a joy to see flocks of birds flying in the sky above the sea. At the time of sunset, very attractive scenes are seen on the shore of the sea.
It was great to see them - I loved it !
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Nice trip buddy great to see all them seagulls flying about the place out at sea, where i am from in my home town Plymouth UK they have become a bit of a pain.
They all gather in the town center with the pigeons as tourist are constantly feeding them so they don't seem to want to leave.
You have to be careful there you don't get robbed by them in Plymouth if you have any food they will snatch anything they can. 🤣
They do not fear humans anymore
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Lol - its the same where I'm from on the North Coast (Thurso) the seagulls own the skies and rob people of their chips ! Seagull Air Superiority !
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Oh no! I wouldn't like to travel with the seagulls, they can be really annoying coz they always nick my chips whenever I have my fish and chip by the seafront 😡
Lol - yes they are good at that, very agile crafty buggers !
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I love seagulls! Living here in far East Hawai'i, we have no seagulls at all, so I miss them! Great shots @hoosie! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙