Hope everyone had a nice/productive GBBC ‘weekend.’ Weather at Presque Isle State Park: Saturday, cold, windy, & overcast with periodic lake-effect snow squalls, rather brutal but dramatic; Sunday, just cold, overcast, & miserable. Nevertheless, plenty of bird activity to report, starting with Part I of content from Leo’s Landing on Saturday:
Medley featuring beautiful Northern Cardinal (m) x misc. bird:
In the center of the following shot of mixed gulls, the BirdingPI.com “Bird of the weekend,” a needle-in-the-haystack sighting of lovely Glaucous Gull. Cue Titanic, “I’m the second largest gull in the world!” (After Great Black-backed Gull.) White head, pink legs, & pale gray back/wings; note especially large size + distinctive white wingtips. Bi-coloured bill suggests 2nd or 3rd winter plumage.
Next time, a fun juxtaposition of mostly different versions of these same shots, + Bald Eagle on the hunt!
the “G” gull is having a hard time hiding! Too big for its ….britches?
And ahhh… the cardinal….so cute….