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Nick Komar | profile | all galleries >> Birds >> Large Gulls >> Gulls at Horseshoe Lake, 12 April 2014 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

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

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