Great Black-backed Gull
It has been a few weeks since I have gone out and done some real birding. I ended up taking the day off of work and took this opportunity to have Jordon show me around to some of his favorite birding spots. So, today I was up along Lake Erie with the hopes of adding a few species to my 2006 year list(which I did do). I will post our results tomorrow once I get a chance to edit more photos.
The Great Black-backed Gull’s was a species that I have been dieing to photograph for some time and never expected to find some putting on a show for us. Luckily we found a few of these guys right along the road fighting over a fish. I figured they deserved their own posting and as you can see I was very happy with how these shots turned out.
They are easily identified by their black back and one of our largest gulls seen around the Great Lakes. They have a very deep voice and these guys made me wish I had my sound recording equipment on me to get a recording.
I am soo glad that I wasn’t that fish they kept on fighting over.
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Sounds like a fun day! Congrats on getting a new lifer! Yay!! Nice photos – I can’t believe you got them fighting over a fish. Better than fighting over you or your food, for sure. It’s irritating when I picnic by Lake Ontario and the gulls want my entire lunch. You would really want to record these guys?
29 December 2006 at 9:43 am
Fantastic show they gave you.
Glad you had the chance to explore birding sites.
29 December 2006 at 10:55 am
Lucky you, and great photos! GBBG would be a lifer for me. Unfortunately the past week and the next few weeks are going to be spent remodelling our kitchen rather than birding 😦
29 December 2006 at 11:30 am
Thanks naturewoman – they were just year birds, its been many years since I have gotten a lifer! Thanks and was fun watching them fight over the fish!
Dinali – they sure did and wish I could explore more often!
Adam – sorry to hear about your lack of birding, but get that kitchen done quickly so you can get out!
29 December 2006 at 7:06 pm
Oh I missed this too, how do I keep missing these things? I love these shots! They are amazing, a lifer and wonderful shots of them-a double bonus.
2 January 2007 at 10:31 am
Marg- sorry you missed them! They stick out easily! !Hope you see them in the near future!
2 January 2007 at 10:55 pm