At Candlewood Park in Danbury, the seagulls occupy the grass along with our friends the Canada geese. There are actually several species of seagulls that populate inland Connecticut. I think these are ring-billed gulls. Any bird experts out there care to identify them?Here they are in flight:
They appear to get along quite well the the park's Canada geese (see earlier post). As I approached them on the grass, they separated themselves from the geese and finally took off.
Canada Geese graze not far from the lake at Candlewood Park in Danbury, CT. When most people think of these animals, they think of the mess they leave behind and prefer Swans like our friend Psycho at Hatters Park (see earlier post.) But according to biologists, mute swans are an invasive species that were imported from Europe in 1910. Mute swans are more destructive to plants in their eating habits than Canada geese and "steal" territory from native birds. Still, I like them both. Tomorrow's post: More birds at Candlewood Lake.
They appear to get along quite well the the park's Canada geese (see earlier post). As I approached them on the grass, they separated themselves from the geese and finally took off.
