Skuas and Gulls

The following photos were taken with a Nikon Coolpix 995 Digital Camera attached to a Kowa TSN4 telescope.


Pomarine Jaeger (adult) - Monterey Bay, California - August, 1995


Parasitic Jaeger (juvenile) - Michigan City, Indiana - September, 2003

Parasitic Jaeger (juvenile) - Michigan City, Indiana - September, 2003

Parasitic Jaeger (1st cycle) - Miller Beach, Indiana - November, 2006


Long-tailed Jaeger (juvenile) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - October 28, 2006


Laughing Gull - adult - St. Pete, FL - April, 1996 and Boca Chica, TX - July 2007

Laughing Gull (2nd cycle) - Michigan City, Indiana - August, 2003


Franklin's Gull - adult - Agassiz NWR, Minnesota - June, 2002

Franklin's Gull (1st cycle) - Miller Beach, Indiana - October, 2007

Franklin's Gull (1st cycle in flight) - Miller Beach, Indiana - October, 2007


* Little Gull (1st /2nd cycle) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - August, 2005

Little Gull (1st cycle) - Three Oaks Ponds, Three Oaks, Michigan - April, 2005


Bonaparte's Gull (adult) - Miller Beach, Lake County, IN - August, 2005 and Wakarusa, IN - April, 2003

Bonaparte's Gull (juvenile) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - August, 2005

Bonaparte's Gull (juvenile in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2006


Heermann's Gull - Monterey, California - August, 1995


* Black-tailed Gull (adult) - Montrose Harbor, Illinois - August, 2003


Mew Gull (adult) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - March, 1996


Ring-billed Gull (basic adult) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2006

Ring-billed Gull (breeding adult) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - March, 2009

*Ring-billed Gull (adult in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2009

Ring-billed Gull (2nd cycle) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - December, 2002

Ring-billed Gull (1st cycle) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - December, 2006

Ring-billed Gull (1st cycle in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2006

Ring-billed Gull (nesting) - Port of Indiana, Indiana - May, 2003

Ring-billed Gull nest with eggs - Wakarusa Wastewater Ponds, Indiana - April, 2006

Albino Ring-billed Gull - Whiting Park, Whiting, Indiana - September, 1994


California Gull (adult) - Salton Sea, California - June, 2006

California Gull (3rd cycle) - Salton Sea, California - June, 2006

California Gull (juvenile) - Monterey Bay, California - August, 1995


Herring Gull (adult) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - March, 2003

Herring Gull (3rd cycle) - Port of Indiana, Porter County, Indiana - March, 2003

Herring Gull (2nd cycle) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - March, 2003

Herring Gull (1st cycle) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - December, 2002

Albino Herring Gull - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - October, 2001

Herring Gull (adult with dark eyes!) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - March, 2003

Herring Gull (limited black primaries) - Portage Lakefront Park, Porter County, IN - March, 2009


Thayer's Gull (adult) - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, IN - Dec., 2001 and Jan., 2004

Thayer's Gull (adult) - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan city, IN - Feb., 2005 and Jan., 2004

Thayer's Gull (3rd cycle) - Michigan City, Indiana - January, 1996

Thayer's Gull (2nd cycle) - West Beach, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2009

Thayer's Gull (2nd cycle in flight) - Whiting Refinery Beach, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2010

Thayer's Gull (2nd cycle in flight) - Whiting Refinery Beach, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2010

Thayer's Gull (1st cycle) - Hammond Marina, IN - January, 2003 and Michigan City, IN - December, 2004


"Iceland Gull/Thayer's Gull intergrade" - (adult) - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - December, 2002

"Iceland Gull/Thayer's Gull intergrade" - (1st cycle) - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - February, 2005


*Iceland Gull (adult in flight) - Hammond Marina, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2009

Iceland Gull (adult) - Jeorse Park, East Chicago, Indiana - January, 2002

Iceland Gull (adult with entirely white primaries) - Michigan City Harbor, LaPorte County, Indiana - December, 2001

Iceland Gull (3rd cycle in flight) - Port of Indiana, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2008

Iceland Gull (2nd cycle) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - January, 2006 and February, 2003

Iceland Gull (1st cycle) - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, IN - December, 2003 and Hammond Marina, Lake County, IN - January, 2004

Iceland Gull (1st cycle in flight) - West Beach, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2009


Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult) - Michigan City, Indiana - December, 2001

Lesser Black-backed Gull (unusually pale adult) - Jeorse Park - E. Chicago, Indiana - November, 2002

Lesser Black-backed Gull (3rd cycle in flight) - Whiting Park, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2010

Lesser Black-backed Gull (2nd cycle) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - January, 2002 and Miller Beach, IN - August, 2005

Lesser Black-backed Gull (1st cycle) - Indiana Dunes State Park, IN - October, 2004 and Three Oaks, MI - December, 2004


Yellow-footed Gull (3rd cycle) - Salton Sea, California - June, 2006


Western Gull (adult) - Ventura, CA - June, 2006 and Monterey, CA - August, 1995

Western Gull (adult in flight) - Ventura, California - June, 2006

Western Gull (3rd cycle) - Ventura, California - June, 2006

Western Gull (2nd cycle) - Monterey Bay, California - August, 1995

Western Gull (1st cycle) - Ventura, California - June, 2006


Glaucous Gull (adult) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - February, 2002

Glaucous Gull (adult in flight) - Whiting Refinery Beach, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2010

Glaucous Gull (3rd cycle) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - February, 2003

Glaucous Gull (3rd cycle in flight) - Ogden Dunes, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2009

Glaucous Gull (2nd cycle) - Whiting Refinery Beach, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2010

Glaucous Gull (1st cycle) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - January, 2006

Glaucous Gull (1st cycle in flight) - Whiting Refinery Beach, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2010


Great Black-backed Gull (adult) - Jeorse Park, Indiana - January, 2002

Great Black-backed Gull (adult in flight) - Ogden Dunes, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2009

Great Black-backed Gull (3rd cycle in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2006

Great Black-backed Gull (2nd cycle) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - January, 2004

Great Black-backed Gull (2nd cycle in flight) - Ogden Dunes, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2009

Great Black-backed Gull (1st cycle) - Hammond Marina, Lake County, Indiana - January, 2006 and January, 2004

Great Black-backed Gull (1st cycle in flight) - Ogden Dunes, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2009


Black-legged Kittiwake (2nd cycle in flight) - Miller Beach, Indiana - November, 2006

Black-legged Kittiwake (1st cycle) - Port of Indiana, Porter, Indiana - December, 2004

Black-legged Kittiwake (1st cycle in flight) - Miller Beach, Indiana - November, 2006


Sabine's Gull (adult) - Monterey Bay, California - August, 1995

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