Double Crested Cormorants
Took these photos with Young Naturalist J yesterday at Lake Erie State Park.
Yelling Ring-billed Gull!
Young Naturalist J took this Wild Turkey Photo!
Mallard
Killdeer
Greater Black-backed Gull
Bird Cluster
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OK. I give up. Nice pics. I love the yellow ring billed gull pic. He/she is telling you!
14 April 2009 at 8:16 pm
What great birds! I would love to have a picture of a Cormorant with its mouth wide open. I have seen inside their mouths before. It is a beautiful blue color. Put that on your photo assignment list. !
14 April 2009 at 8:29 pm
The yelling gull is just a riot! Would make a great greeting card with funny quotes! Congrats to young naturalist J on that awesome wild turkey!
14 April 2009 at 8:39 pm
That ring billed gull photo is a winner!
I think its great that you have a young naturalist that goes out with you….i just checked out his blog…very nice..He is lucky to have your influence.
14 April 2009 at 9:57 pm
I agree with others. The “Yelling Ring-billed Gull!” photo is just superb! The bird itself is just perfect, and with that action. Wow.
Looks like you and YNJ had a good day today.
14 April 2009 at 10:49 pm
Great set of pictures. Kildeer never pose for me, they just make a racket and fly away.
14 April 2009 at 11:05 pm
Awesome turkey! Oh, how I do miss Lake Erie…
15 April 2009 at 12:34 am
For those of us (I assume I am not alone) non-conversant in “gull”, what is the bird with the mottled head and seeming polka-dots on its tail?
15 April 2009 at 9:57 am
Great photos! We LOVED the turkey, as we have a special affinity for those birds. And the cormorant picture was so evocative and stormy — cormorants always seem so mysterious. As Lisa at Greenbow suggested, it would be amazing to see a mouth-open shot. We had no idea their mouths were blue inside!
15 April 2009 at 12:12 pm
Love the bright orange gape on the RBGU, and the fact that you actually captured the DCs on the DCCO. Although they’re very common here too, I hardly ever see them with their namesake crests….
16 April 2009 at 12:56 am
Thanks Everyone!
19 April 2009 at 8:26 pm