A few recent shots of another “fall bird you’ll see at Presque Isle State Park,” American Pixie Gull a.k.a. Bonaparte’s Gull, in non-breeding plumage. This is at Leo’s Landing.
[Editor’s note: pictures of ‘mixed gulls’ above are mostly Ring-billed Gull and some American Herring Gull.]
The shots of the gull in flight really show its beauty!
Relatively large numbers of Bonaparte’s Gulls on the back bay at Presque Isle right now, also sometimes Thompson Bay and outer Lake Erie. More photos forthcoming.