Lesser Black-backed Gull - Reid Hildebrandt
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Date

Location

Yellowknife--Willow Flats
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
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Map
Map Coordinates: 62.4580742, -114.3542004
Age and sex
Immature Unknown sex - X

Observation details

MEGA! Bird observed mostly in flight, with comparison to nearby Herring Gulls. Many photos (mostly distant) taken. It was floating around the part of Yellowknife Bay where the houseboats sit. I watched it and took pictures for about five minutes, at which point the bird left the lake around Franklin or School Draw and I lost it. Second summer bird, possibly retarded moult (no slate coloured lesser coverts).

Technical information

Model
NIKON D90
ISO
500
Focal length
270 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/9.5
Shutter speed
1/1500 sec
Dimensions
1386 pixels x 1272 pixels
Original file size
273.94 KB