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Sharptail and more....
« on: May 03, 2011, 03:44:57 PM »
These are a couple pics a buddy took this spring....






And some watertypes....


Anyone know what kind of gull this is?






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Re: Sharptail and more....
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2011, 03:55:32 PM »
Awesome. Thanks for sharing. I have no idea about the gull... beautiful pics tho'.
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« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2011, 04:14:51 PM »
Great pics, thanks for sharing them on here!
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Re: Sharptail and more....
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2011, 04:33:02 PM »
The seagull is actually a Common Tern, they are fun to watch when they are feeding how they dive striaght into the water. Here is one i got the other day

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Re: Sharptail and more....
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2011, 05:12:27 PM »
Franklins Gull.  Looks like those shots are from Montana. Certainly not a Tern. The Tern in the bottom pic looks like a Caspian. About twice the size of a Common give er take.

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« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2011, 05:36:41 PM »
very nice
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« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2011, 09:47:24 AM »
Yip... Montanee....
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Re: Sharptail and more....
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2011, 10:44:51 AM »
Franklins Gull.  Looks like those shots are from Montana. Certainly not a Tern. The Tern in the bottom pic looks like a Caspian. About twice the size of a Common give er take.

You'd be correct.  A very cool looking gull imo.

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« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2011, 07:32:42 AM »
Yeah...that is a very cool looking gull.... I wonder what the hell the are eating in the flood waters of eastern MT?
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« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2011, 07:46:13 AM »
Grasshoppers and other bugs bring em in during the summers in E Montana. Population is not what it used to be...like many other critters.

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« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2011, 06:55:22 AM »
The one in flight is pretty dang cool.
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« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2011, 07:01:40 AM »
I'm not a bird hunter, so is this a Blue Grouse ?
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« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2011, 08:11:05 AM »
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« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2011, 09:02:07 AM »
Those are great pictures.

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« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2011, 10:04:47 AM »
Awesome shots.

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Re: Sharptail and more....
« Reply #15 on: May 11, 2011, 04:29:40 PM »
Good stuff!

The sharp-tail in flight (image #2) is especially nice.

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Re: Sharptail and more....
« Reply #16 on: May 11, 2011, 05:13:30 PM »
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