Birds of Southern Africa
seagulls in flight

I had booked a trip to cage dive with the great white shark, off the coast of Gaansbai, South Africa and got sea sick due to to the smell of dead fish combined with the swell.
To take my mind off that horrible feeling, I decided to start taking pictures of the seagulls who were trying to steal pieces of the bait reserved for the shark.
As I was shooting away, I was lucky to have the gulls fly in a kind of squadron.
As soon as the sharks appeared a few minutes later, the sea-sickness disappeared!

Date: 05/12/2004

Location: Off the coast of Gaansbai, South Africa

Photographer: Arnaud Germain

seagulls in flight

I had booked a trip to cage dive with the great white shark, off the coast of Gaansbai, South Africa and got sea sick due to to the smell of dead fish combined with the swell.
To take my mind off that horrible feeling, I decided to start taking pictures of the seagulls who were trying to steal pieces of the bait reserved for the shark.
As I was shooting away, I was lucky to have the gulls fly in a kind of squadron.
As soon as the sharks appeared a few minutes later, the sea-sickness disappeared!

Date: 05/12/2004

Location: Off the coast of Gaansbai, South Africa

Photographer: Arnaud Germain