It may have been gloomy/rainy last weekend, but everything’s better with birds. These shots from Saturday and Sunday at Presque Isle State Park.
Hard to tell from this lighting, but these are Redhead over Lake Erie (bottom flock) + mixed Mergansers (Common Merganser & probably Red-breasted Merganser) on top:
Two shots of the irascible Belted Kingfisher in flight over Presque Isle Bay:
Ring-billed Gulls on Presque Isle Bay:
[Editor’s note: characterizations of any birds as “irascible” constitute unnecessary anthropomorphism, with apologies. However, Belted Kingfisher are notoriously skittish + their harsh ‘chittering’ vocalizations may sound angry to human ears.]
the Gull pics are lovely. Nice reflections.
This team member can be irascible at times! Just ask his wife!