Species photo gallery • Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull Photos

My Favorite : Bonaparte's Gulls are so delicate looking, smaller than the similar Franklin's Gull yet more petite and elegant. My favorite photo is pretty simple...a profile of a Bonaparte's Gull in full breeding plumage. The latter is key because you note most of the photos below that I've gotten of this species have been of birds in winter plumage! It was nice to capture a photo of one in it's full breeding regalia, in good light. Photo taken on April 23rd, 2020 at Lake Whitewood in South Dakota.

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Bonaparte's Gull 1 — Featured: Bonaparte's Gull 1 — April 2nd, 2003 — Lake Thompson, South Dakota

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Bonaparte's Gull Gallery

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Bonaparte's Gull 1 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 1

April 2nd, 2003Lake Thompson, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 2 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 2

November 6th, 2005Highway 81 Lakes, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 3 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 3

April 2nd, 2003Lake Thompson, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 4 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 4

April 2nd, 2004Lake Thompson, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 5 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 5

April 30th, 2005Highway 81 Lakes, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 6 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 6

February 13th, 2008Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama

Bonaparte's Gull 7 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 7

December 1st, 2010Gavin's Point Dam, South Dakota/Nebraska

Bonaparte's Gull 8 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 8

April 21st, 2013Lake Vermilion, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 9 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 9

April 21st, 2013Lake Vermilion, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 10 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 10

April 21st, 2013Lake Vermilion, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 11 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 11

April 21st, 2013Lake Vermilion, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 12 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 12

May 2nd, 2014Near Madison, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 13 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 13

April 23rd, 2020Lake Whitewood, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 14 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 14

April 23rd, 2020Lake Whitewood, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 15 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 15

April 23rd, 2020Lake Whitewood, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 16 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 16

April 23rd, 2020Lake Whitewood, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 17 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 17

April 19th, 2020Weisensee Slough, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 18 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 18

November 12th, 2018Gavin's Point Dam, South Dakota/Nebraska

Bonaparte's Gull 19 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 19

April 12th, 2019Wall Lake, near Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 20 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 20

April 14th, 2019Wall Lake, near Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Bonaparte's Gull 21 - Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull 21

November 17th, 2019Wall Lake, near Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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