Bonapartes Gull

[Dave Brown]

Hi All,

This is an image of an adult Bonapartes Gull that I got this morning at Quidi Vidi Lake in St.John's. This lake is quite possibly the best place on earth to view gulls- no joke- up to 13 species have been found on this lake in one day(in winter). I have pics of Yellow-legged Gull and Slaty-backed Gull in the same frame, which should be impossible!! Anyway, Bonapartes Gull is rare in Newfoundland with only a handful of reports each year, so I was pleased to get some acceptable images of this bird this afternoon. This bird is cropped quite a bit but I think I retained most of the detail.

Canon 30D, 300mm L,
1/3200 sec, f 6.3, - 2/3 ev
ISO 200

Dave Brown

[denise ippolito]

Dave this is more than acceptable. I love the pose. You have good feather detail and I like the BG colors.Very nice Thankyou for sharing your find.

[Harold Davis]

nicely framed dave! love the pose and the blue water makes the gull pop off the page. congrats on getting a rarity. you did well!!

[Nonda Surratt]

Quite lovely Dave! The crop held up really well

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Hi Dave,
I like the exposure and the softness. Beautiful colours. I might take just a bit of the water on the left. Like the shot.

[Alfred Forns]

My favorite place in the St John's area Dave !!!! About time you posted one from there !!!

Just perfect for me Delicate and beautiful !!!! Big Congrats !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Dave,
This is beautiful. I like the composition, image and capture. The details are sharp and soft at the same time. The color rendition is great. The blue tones of the water are very nice; it compliments your bird well. I like it as presented...congrats...:cool:

[Doug Brown]

Stunning image! Really well done!