BREEDING RING-BILLED GULL, RICHMOND GREEN PARK, RICHMOND HILL, ON

BREEDING GREAT BLUE HERON, RICHMOND GREEN PARK, RICHMOND HILL, ON

REFLECTION OF A RING-BILLED GULL, HOLLAND LANDING SEWAGE LAGOONS, EAST GWILLIMBURY, ON

FEMALE WOOD DUCK, HOLLAND LANDING SEWAGE LAGOONS, EAST GWILLIMBURY, ON

GREAT BLUE HERON, CANADA GEESE, SANDPIPERS & DUCKS, HOLLAND LANDING SEWAGE LAGOONS, EAST GWILLIMBURY, ON

     The sandpipers are on the left in the first photo.  We have not been able to ID them because of the distance.

BREEDING BONAPARTE'S GULLS, HOLLAND LANDING SEWAGE LAGOONS, EAST GWILLIMBURY, ON

   We can ID these gulls as Bonapart's Gulls in breeding plumage by their black hoods and black bills.

AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, HOLLAND LANDING SEWAGE LAGOONS, EAST GWILLIMBURY, ON

   We can ID this duck as an American Black Duck by its all dark blackish-brown bulky body, gray neck, dark eyeline and dark cap.  It is probably a male, as indicated by is greenish-yellow bill.