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    Bonaparte's Gulls.

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    Bonaparte's Gulls.
    by Autie from Victoria Canada on 14 Apr 2026
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    Named after a nephew of Napoleon , Charles Lucien Bonaparte, a leading ornithologist in the 1800s in America and Europe. An occasional visitor to the lagoon. I've read that these birds tend to keep to themselves, but these Bonaparte's were mingling with Oyster catchers and much larger gulls. April 14/26 Colwood BC Canon R5 II, RF 200-800mm 1/2000 F9 1250 ISO

    • Camera: Canon EOS R5m2
    • Focal: 800 mm
    • Shutter speed: 0.0005 sec
    • Aperture: f/ 9
    tagged: animal bird flying seagull waterfowl beak vertebrate seabird wing liquid lari grey feather franklin's_gull

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