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)
Latitude	49.368821
Longitude	-124.485612
Photo ID #	64221
Comments	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.