Shots for the water; ducks for bling.
Monday, January 4, 2016
Ya don't Thayer
In addition to the Ivory Gull, another Arctic visitor in Canal Park was a Thayer's Gull.
Arctic Ivory
An Ivory Gull has been visiting Canal Park in Duluth the past few days and has the local birders excited. Also a not-so-local fellow from Germany. This bird is not often seen south of its high Arctic home.
The bird had been seen the two previous days so I decided to go look myself. I arrived in Canal Park around 9am and the bird was easy spot as there was a crowd gathered to watch and photo. Lured with offerings of perch, salmon, and tuna, the gull remained in close proximity to its viewers. Amusingly, it moved close enough a few photographers with long, large lenses had to back up to stay in focus.
The bird had been seen the two previous days so I decided to go look myself. I arrived in Canal Park around 9am and the bird was easy spot as there was a crowd gathered to watch and photo. Lured with offerings of perch, salmon, and tuna, the gull remained in close proximity to its viewers. Amusingly, it moved close enough a few photographers with long, large lenses had to back up to stay in focus.
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