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Chroicocephalus philadelphia
(Bonaparte's Gull)
© Rosemary Taylor (Photo ID #64221)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island
Photographer
Rosemary Taylor
Habitat
Beaches at tide edge
Photo Date
April 07, 2014
Upload Date
April 08, 2014
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
49.368821
UTM Easting
Longitude
-124.485612
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
64221
Notes
Gulls of all kinds gather in huge numbers along the beaches on the east coast of Vancouver Island during the herring spawning season in March and April. The birds in this image a dabbling in the tide for incoming herring eggs.
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