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Bonaparte's Gull

Scientific Name: Chroicocephalus philadelphia Family: Laridae Order: Charadriiformes
Size: 13.5 in. Range: "Canada in summer, both coasts in winter" Habitat: "Open lakes, bays and oceans"
Comments: "Small, looks more like a tern than a gull"

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Photo 1 of 4.   Location: Don Edwards.   Date: 2006-12-03


Photo 2 of 4.   Location: Don Edwards.   Date: 2006-12-03


Photo 3 of 4.   Location: Don Edwards.   Date: 2006-12-03

Swimming with some Eared Grebes


Photo 4 of 4.   Location: Don Edwards.   Date: 2006-12-03

Too bad this isn't sharper