The Franklin's Gull

Tweet The gulls have been fantastic at East Fork so far this season, with Sabine's, Laughing, Franklin's, and possibly Lesser and Greater Black-backed as well as the regular Ring-billeds, Herrings and Bonaparte's.

Here are a few pics of the Franklin's Gulls that have been hanging out at East Fork. I haven't seen two Franklin's at the same time in a while, so I think just one bird remains. If gulls can be "nice looking", this gull definitely is (even in winter plumage!)

2 Franklin's Gulls (RB in the middle)

What you lookin' at!

And again, birds always staring me down.

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Winter blahs...

Tweet There hasn't been much going on bird wise.

Ring-billed gulls on the wall in New Richmond

Desperately waiting for spring migration!

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Another Life Gull!

Tweet Many thanks to Bill Stanley for finding another great gull at East Fork State Park. The Glaucous Gull is a life bird. Even though the temp was in the teens, the bird would be a colder bird to be seen up on the lake ;-) I got to study the bird at flight and behavior.

Also got to meet another local nature blogger, Nina from Nature Remains. I always enjoy meeting new people who need nature for their souls.

Got some pictures, and a short movie of the gull in flight.






Short video:

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