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Franklin's gulls        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Franklin's gulls are small black-headed birds (in breeding season) that nest on lakes and ponds in the northwestern US and southern Canada.   I photographed these at Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Idaho as they flew along a canal.   The bird on the water was a long way off at the Salton Sea in southern California.

  • Canon 1D4; 800 mm IS lens (2013, 2018)