Close call with a seagull

I live in Gloucester, MA, and fly over the water quite often. Whenever people ask about birds, I always say, "I've never had a problem; they don't seem interested, and might even be frightened."

I was filming for a TV movie the other day, getting some coastline fly-bys in the harbor. The director spotted a lobster boat heading out, and asked if I could follow it for a bit. I could see the gulls that inevitably gather around lobster boats, but I was pretty high up, so I didn't think it would be an issue.

Turns it out was the sight-seeing gull I needed to worry about. Just as I was catching up to the boat, he enters the top left of the frame, just as the clip begins.

Just about anywhere you fly in Gloucester is beautiful. Stage Fort Park is great, and the State Fish Pier gives you great access to the inner harbor.