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California Gull In Winter Plumage

By Mia McPherson|December 8th, 2023|Categories: Birds, California Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, California Gull, Definitive Basic Plumage, fall, flight, gull, gulls, Larus californicus, lifting off, nonbreeding plumage, park, pond, taking, taking off, urban, water, winter plumage|

While I was at my local pond three days ago, I was happy to photograph this California Gull in winter plumage that had just landed on the water.

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Great Blue Heron On Ice At Farmington Bay WMA

By Mia McPherson|December 30th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Florida, Gandy Beach, Great Blue Herons, Pinellas County, Utah|Tags: adult, Ardea herodias, beach, coastal, Great Blue Heron, heron, herons, ice, marsh, Mia McPherson, oysters, photograph, pond, rocks, shadow, taking, Tampa Bay, Utah, vegetation, wading birds, water, wetlands, winter, yawning|

I had some fun photographing a Great Blue Heron on ice along with its shadow yesterday morning on a pond at Farmington Bay WMA.

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