Bonaparte’s Gulls are one of the smaller species of birds in the ‘gull’ clan. Until this spring day in Klamath Falls, all my encounters with this species were of immature or winter adults. None were adorned with the black hood of breeding adults. When first I posted about this April 24, 2016 visit I somehow forgot to include this set of images, even though they were my favorites. I guess I got so consumed telling the story of the geological evolution of the area, I forgot these birds. (See that story <Here>.)
I was visiting birds at my favorite location at the edge of the city of Klamath Falls where the Klamath River drains from Upper Klamath Lake into Lake Ewauna. I’ve had many an enjoyable encounters with birds at the small park at this location (Veteran’s Park). At about 4pm a group of a dozen or more of these birds moved in and treated me to some intimate views.
Images Below:
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: First winter bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:41 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729334-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:20 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729162-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:20 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729158-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:16 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729120-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Larus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:05 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D728980-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 15:59 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D728924-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Larus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 15:54 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D728868-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 15:45 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D728744-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 15:44 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D728726-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 15:45 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D728742-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 15:51 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D728810-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 15:53 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D728854-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 15:55 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D728878-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:07 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729009-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:07 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729016-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:14 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729088-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:16 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729113-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: First winter bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:21 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729169-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Immature bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:29 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729222-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:33 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729237-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:36 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729282-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Breeding adult bird in migration at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:37 |
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Location:
Veteran's Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729306-BonepartesGull |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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