gulls

tags: birds,Ocellated Turkey, Meleagris ocellata, ornithology, Image of the Day Ocellated Turkey, Meleagris ocellata, in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the Southern Yucatan in the state of Campeche. They are endemic to the region and are known locally as both Pavo Ocelado or Guajalote Ocelato. Image: Kevin Sharp. [larger size]. Kevin writes: The Ocellated Turkey, Meleagris ocellata, is one of only two species of wild turkey. The Ocellated Turkey is near-endemic to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The species' range also extends a bit into Guatemala and Belize, but all total encompasses…
tags: birds,Roadside Hawk, Buteo magnirostris griseocauda, ornithology, Image of the Day Roadside Hawk, Buteo magnirostris griseocauda, in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the southern Yucatan. Image: Kevin Sharp. [larger size].
tags: birds,Ruddy Turnstones, Arenaria interpres, ornithology, Image of the Day Ruddy Turnstones, Arenaria interpres, in the Yucatan. Image: Kevin Sharp. [larger size].
tags: birds, parrots, White-fronted Parrots, Spectacled Amazons, Amazona albifrons nana, ornithology, Image of the Day White-fronted Parrots, Amazona albifrons nana, otherwise known as Spectacled Amazons. This picture was taken near the Maya village of El Senor in the south central Yucatan. Image: Kevin Sharp. [larger size].
tags: birds, Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens, ornithology, Image of the Day Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens, taken on the east coast of the Yucatan in Quintana Roo. Image: Kevin Sharp. [larger size].
tags: birds, Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla, ornithology, Image of the Day Soaring Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla, in the Yucatan. Image: Kevin Sharp. [larger size].
tags: gull, birds, National Geographic, Image of the Day Seagulls. Image: Bartosz Nikiciuk 2007 (photo appears here with permission by National Geographic). [larger view].