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More Urban Common Loon Photos

By Mia McPherson|2023-04-12T03:27:26-05:00April 12th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Common Loons, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, alert, belly, bill, breeding plumage, Common Loon, flapping, foot, Gavia immer, head, loon, loons, neck, open, park, pond, preening, Salt Lake County, sleepy, stretching, tipped, urban, Utah, water, waterbirds, wings|

I had two mornings to photograph a Common Loon at a local pond. These photos are from the second morning and they show more action from the striking loon.

High Key Ring-billed Gull Photos

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-04T05:34:01-06:00January 15th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Ring-billed Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, eating, gull, gulls, head, high key, Larus delawarensis, low light, morning, nonbreeding plumage, Ring-billed Gull, snow, snowy, tipped, urban, walking, whiteout, winter|

The longer I looked at the high key photos I took of this Ring-billed Gull in the snow the more I have enjoyed viewing them.