{"id":100028,"date":"2022-02-16T06:11:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T13:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=100028"},"modified":"2024-11-14T18:22:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T00:22:14","slug":"herring-gull-walking-on-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/02\/16\/herring-gull-walking-on-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"American Herring Gull Walking On Ice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AmericanAmerican Herring Gull walking on ice at Bear River MBR \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week I photographed this American Herring Gull walking in ice from the auto tour loop at Bear River MBR<\/span><\/a> on a bright but chilly sunny morning. There weren’t a lot of gulls on the ice that morning so I was happy when this one stuck around long enough for me to photograph it.<\/p>\n

I only see American Herring Gulls in northern Utah during the coldest part of the year. When the American Herring Gulls are here I attempt to photograph them whenever I can. I find them at Bear River MBR and Farmington Bay WMA most often but these large gulls can be found in other areas of the state.<\/p>\n

I want to be able to take more American Herring Gull photos this winter before they take off for their breeding grounds which will be soon. I probably only have two or three more weeks before they migrate. As soon as the weather here clears up I plan on being out in the field looking for them.<\/p>\n

I have been having server issues this (yesterday) morning which is why this post is now much later than normal.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good. On that note two nights ago I found out that a dear friend of mine passed away in Cozumel, Mexico recently due to an accident. I will miss you Yura.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Herring Gulls photos\u00a0 plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week I photographed this Herring Gull walking in ice from the auto tour loop at Bear River MBR on a bright but chilly sunny morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":100026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1299,124,27,1148,26],"tags":[4004,1589,3539,521,4064,4317,4094,4099,4236,4095,373],"class_list":["post-100028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-herring-gulls","category-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","category-avian","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-herring-gull","tag-gull","tag-gulls","tag-ice","tag-larus-smithsonianus","tag-marsh","tag-morning-light","tag-walking","tag-wetlands","tag-winter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t