Sunday, April 20, 2014

Bonaparte's Gull

BONAPARTE'S GULL, LOVELACE PARK, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, APRIL 19, 2014

Pentax K-3
Pentax 55-300 at 300mm
1/1000 f9
ISO 400

At first I thought this species, not often seen among the mallards and Canada geese that frequent the little pond in Lovelace Park, was a very similar Franklin's Gull. But the bird books show Franklin's with black legs and feet and the Bonaparte's with orange landing gear, so I'm calling this a Bonaparte's until somebody with better knowledge can set me straight.

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