Bald as a

Coot.

This confiding bird help alleviate some of the boredom between little gull appearances at Killingworth.

I guess it'll be happy with it's catch!

Coot can be quite tricky to photograph - black and white tones are sometimes hard to balance and detail can be lost. This image was taken in good light, and some fill in flash was used to help bring out colour in the eye and feather detail.