{"id":108406,"date":"2022-12-01T04:18:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T11:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=108406"},"modified":"2022-12-01T04:19:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T11:19:26","slug":"urban-ring-billed-gull-adult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/12\/01\/urban-ring-billed-gull-adult\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Ring-billed Gull Adult"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I wrote that a mini-bike scared the birds at my local pond two days ago. This urban Ring-billed Gull<\/span><\/a> didn’t fly off. It stood its ground. Actually the “ground” was a fishing platform.<\/p>\n

\"UrbanUrban Ring-billed Gull \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 500, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 300mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I watched the gull as the gull watched the mini-bike zoom past us both on the sidewalk. To my mind, the gull didn’t look happy about the noise that mini-bike created at all. I can’t say that I appreciated it either.<\/p>\n

I’ve found that the urban gulls that I see at my local pond to be far less skittish than the ones I see at Farmington Bay WMA, Bear River MBR, and other more “wild” areas. They are more approachable. Which is great for me because I love photographing these birds and I only had a reach of 300mm two days ago.<\/p>\n

I needed a nature fix and between the few birds I photographed and the spectacular mountains views<\/span><\/a>, I got it.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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