I decided to head north to Lockport to see if any Pelicans were still hanging out there. It was a beautiful morning and I enjoyed the drive. When I reached Lockport, I headed for the little park where I can usually get some decent photos, but the bridge construction has pretty much blocked off the parking lot. I didn’t drive right up to it to see if I could have driven in & parked (which I maybe should have done), but the line to get over the one lane bridge just started to move and I crossed the river instead. I walked along the river in the little park across from Skinners and got a few photos – but no sign of Pelicans.
Love the reflections of the dam in the water – south of bridge 
Ring-billed Gulls 
I think this is new – don’t remember seeing it before. 
Another beautiful reflection in the still water 
Canada Geese 
Hairy Woodpecker 
Ring-billed Gulls 
Canada Geese 
Canada Goose 
Ring-billed Gulls 
Ring-billed Gull in flight 
Another Ring-billed Gull in flight 
Double-crested Cormorant 
Looking back at the dam – north of bridge 
Cormorants on a log 
On of the things I thought about before heading to Lockport was that I wanted to get a Skinner’s foot-long hotdog and fries. It was getting close to noon, so after the Cormorants, I headed there for lunch. I picked it up and headed back to a bench in the park to eat. I was joined by a young Ring-billed Gull, who thought I might share. I didn’t have anything healthy to share though and I wasn’t going to share my unhealthy food – so he got nothing. He has a long flight ahead of him and needs the healthy food to make it.
Luckily I had a couple of extra napkins in my lunch bag, so I used one to pick up this garbage and dispose of it. 
Canada Geese in the water 
Canada Geese in the air
I decided to take the River Road back towards home and avoid the bridge construction. I should have photos from the drive to show you soon.
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