A few birds from the past few weeks: The white bird is a rather rare occurrence that appeared in Duluth a few weeks ago. it is an immature Ivory Gull that normally lives in the...

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A few birds from the past few weeks

Mar 9, 2016 17:53:50 #

JBruce Loc: Northern MN

The white bird is a rather rare occurrence that appeared in Duluth a few weeks ago. it is an immature Ivory Gull that normally lives in the remotest of locations in the Arctic Ocean. They occur rarely along the Atlantic seaboard, but we were lucky enough to host the cute little bird for several weeks. it was kept in the area by feeding it fresh Salmon fillets. Notice the black spots, they were in the shape of tiny hearts. Lots of photographers here for the big event...some from as far away as Australia! We were told that normally the gull is nearly impossible to photograph because of the remote nature of their native location. The bird has now 'flown the coop' and left the area. We were all blessed with it's presence.

The red guy is a male pine grosbeak. they are native to the area during the winter season.

The other two 'pterodactyls' are pair of mated Pileated woodpeckers. Note that the male has a red chin and the female not. We feed them suet all winter as they live here in our yard and country woods and they will probably nest in the near vicinity. These Pileated shots were through the kitchen window, about twelve feet away. Mostly shot with a 60d and 70-300L. Enjoy.