Friday, July 19, 2013

Black Guillemot and Herring Gull

The Black Guillemot is often a distant white and gray speck bobbing on the waves - or during breeding season - a black form with big white wing patches.

On our trip to the Maine coast (at Schoodic Point), we had a different view of the Black Guillemot when we saw one in breeding plumage was fishing close to the rocky shore ...

Black Guillemot

Black Guillemot

Black Guillemot
Common birds are often overlooked by birders and photographers. I noticed recently that my photos of the Herring Gull were rather paltry. So when the opportunities came in Maine, I took them ...


Herring Gull
Herring Gull
Herring Gull
 Good Birding!!

1 comment:

Dan Huber said...

Wonderful shots Chris

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