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Franklin’s Gull Flying In A Smoky Sky

By Mia McPherson|September 18th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Franklin's Gulls, Ring-billed Gulls, Utah|Tags: adult, clouds, flight, flying, Franklin's Gull, gull, gulls, Leucophaeus pipixcan, marsh, nonbreeding plumage, perched, pink breast, pink cast, sky, smoky sky, summer, wetlands|

I have a soft spot for gulls so when I had the opportunity two days ago to photograph this Franklin's Gull flying in a smoky sky I was both excited and thrilled.

Franklin’s and Ring-billed Gulls Flying in Smoky Skies

By Mia McPherson|September 6th, 2017|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Franklin's Gulls, Ring-billed Gulls, Utah|Tags: adult, flight, flying, Franklin's Gull, gull, gulls, haze, Larus delawarensis, Leucophaeus pipixcan, marsh, Promontory Mountains, Ring-billed Gull, smoke, smoky sky, summer, wetlands, wildfires|

I did take some nice Franklin's and Ring-billed Gull photos in flight over the water of the marshes at the refuge despite the smoky sky.