Birds Bonaparte's Gull

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These are smaller gulls, very agile. Over the past couple of days, they have been highly active, soaring low over the water and diving in to catch small fish (anchovies, I think).

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 474.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 12800

Bonaparte's Gull Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Bonaparte’s Gulls are sleek, small gulls that breed in the boreal forest and winter farther south on ocean coasts, lakes, and rivers. Adults have black heads and red legs in the summer; in winter they have a neat gray smudge near the ear. They fly with ternlike agility, flashing bright white...

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