Bonapartes Gull

by Dawn Currie

Title

Bonapartes Gull

Artist

Dawn Currie

Medium

Photograph - Digital

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Photographic artwork by Dawn Currie. Bonaparte's Gull in flight photographed in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

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Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia): A small, graceful gull with bright white patches in its wings, the Bonaparte's Gull winters near people, but breeds in the isolated taiga and boreal forest. The Bonaparte's Gull is the only gull that regularly nests in trees. During the breeding season, the Bonaparte's Gull feeds mainly on insects, often catching them on the wing. The Bonaparte's head is recognized by a dark spot behind eyes in winter; while the entire head is black during breeding season.

The English name of the Bonaparte's Gull honors Charles Lucien Bonaparte, who made important contributions to American ornithology while an active member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia during the 1820s. The scientific name philadelphia was given in 1815 by the describer of the species, George Ord of Philadelphia, presumably because he collected his specimen there.

This gull was flying along Bio Lab Road in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge where he was spending the winter.

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April 16th, 2014

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