adult in breeding plumage (Alaska, USA; 2009-05-07)


Bonaparte's Gull
Larus philadelphia

Native Range: North America

Notes: a small but beautiful gull that often feeds by picking up tiny food items while "flight-dancing" along the water's surface;
individual molting into breeding plumage (California, USA; 2007-05-11)
adult in flight (California, USA; 2007-05-11)

adult in nonbreeding plumage (California, USA; 2009-11-29)
nonbreeding adult in flight (California, USA; 2007-05-07)
first-winter juvenile, with brown wingstripe (California, USA; 2007-02-17) first-winter juvenile in flight (California, USA; 2007-02-17)
first-winter juvenile in flight (California, USA; 2007-02-17) dorsal view of first-winter juvenile in flight (California, USA; 2011-12-17)
side view of first-winter juvenile in flight (California, USA; 2011-12-17) ventral view of first-winter juvenile in flight (California, USA; 2011-12-17)
first-winter juvenile standing (California, USA; 2011-12-17)