Contributor
James R. Hill, III Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Rooftop Herring Gull Colony at 2nd Harvest Food Bank 1507 Grimm Dr Erie PA
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Media notes
An adult Herring Gull on the roof of the 2nd Harvest Food Bank.
Observation details
I was in the area and decided to check on the roof-nesting colony of Herring Gulls at the 2nd Harvest Food Bank. When I arrived with my spotting scope, about 30 adult Herring Gulls could be seen perched on the roof and ventilation vents of the 2nd Harvest Food Bank. I could see just 5 nestlings in dark gray plumage food begging from some of the adults. The nestlings were capable of short distance flight. Some of these photos were taken from the Shell Gas Station on Greengarden Avenue. The better photos of adults were taken from the Food Bank’s parking lots.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P1000
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 24.3 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/4.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/640 sec
- Dimensions
- 3125 pixels x 2344 pixels
- Original file size
- 7.92 MB