Gulls at Horseshoe Lake, 12 April 2014 Photo Gallery by Nick Komar at pbase.com

Gulls at Horseshoe Lake, 12 April 2014

Horseshoe Lake in Loveland (Larimer County) Colorado is a gull hotspot, especially when the water level is low. This spring appears to be a good season for gulls as the southeast lobe is mostly mud, with some deep puddles good for bathing (from a gull's perspective). These photos were mostly digiscoped late in the afternoon (last 2 hrs of daylight). About 600 adult California Gulls were loafing here, apparently staging prior to heading off to a breeding colony (maybe Riverside Reservoir in Morgan County??), and 80+ pink-breasted adult Franklin's Gulls. The photos focused on the more unusual species - lingering Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

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Herring Gull (2nd-cycle)	Herring Gull	Herring Gulls	Herring Gulls	Herring Gull with adult California Gull	Lesser Black-backed Gull immature
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Lesser Black-backed Gull adult with California Gull	Lesser Black-backed Gull adult with Herring Gull	Lesser Black-backed Gulls	Lesser Black-backed Gulls	Four gulls - four species
Herring Gull (first-cycle) with spread wings	Herring Gull (first-cycle) with spread wings	Four gulls - four species	Five gulls - three species

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