Contributor
Bill Thompson Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Cox Ledge
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Very rare, studied and photographed well in flight. Adult bird first spotted by Tom, who first noted the nearly all pale under wing save a couple of black spots at the very tip of the underwing primaries. Upper wing had more extensive black wingtips with more and longer white "mirror" spots than in Herring Gull. Head was a cute round shape with mild streaking. Legs were a darker pink color than in Herring Gull, and photos revealed a dark brown iris. Generally very slightly but observably smaller than the nearby Herrings.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D750
- ISO
- 400
- Focal length
- 500 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/7.1
- Shutter speed
- 1/1000 sec
- Dimensions
- 2372 pixels x 1612 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.55 MB