ML141642861

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

At the time of the observation, I thought I was snapping a picture of a Ring-billed Gull but during photo processing I realized it was something different. Was a bit bigger, darker grey back and a red spot on bill instead of black ring. This bird was in among many Ring-billed Gulls, American Coots, Mallards and others. I originally identified this (confusing to me) gull as a California Gull. After a bit more study, have decided to call it a Lesser Black-backed Gull instead. This is based on the yellow legs, and lack of black spot along with the red spot on the bill.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D

ISO

500

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/7.1

Shutter speed

1/2000 sec

Dimensions

1536 pixels x 2304 pixels

Original file size

3.31 MB