I went out last night as my now two sunset predicting apps had very different ideas about whether I could expect a nice showing. I crossed the causeway and kept driving until Harvard Street where it seemed the sun would set immediately behind Abbot Hall. As I watched the sun descend and the clouds turn an orange hue, I was surprised to see hundreds of birds flying before me.

Normally, I would wait for a break in the bird flight to capture the scene but the seagulls were so plentiful that I thought I would try to capture a frame with as many of them in the composition as possible. This shot was the peak of orange-red light and with six birds captured in various positions of flight around Abbot Hall.

The title ended up being a cheeky homage to the seagulls peppering the scene which really ended up being a sunset for the birds.