ML26093771
Contributor
Date
Location
- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
http://www.shorebirder.com/2016/03/two-gulls-one-flock.html Fourth CT record of "Common" Mew Gull (L. c. canus), 7th Mew record overall. Excerpt: "Sure enough, a bit of flock scanning revealed the original Mew Gull, this one an adult “COMMON” MEW GULL (Larus canus canus) of Europe. This bird was nearly in alternate plumage with a white head & breast (save for some sparse crown/head spotting) and a brighter yellow bill. The upperparts were much closer in shade to Ring-billed Gull thus making this the more difficult bird to pick out from the crowd. Its blackish beady eye stood out well on the white head. In flight, this bird showed much more black in the outer primaries including a total lack of white on p8 except for the tip. The white trailing edge narrowed considerably at the inner primaries, a trait that fits the Eurasian forms but not Short-billed Mew."
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D
- Lens
- EF400mm f/5.6L USM
- ISO
- 320
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 2930 pixels x 1958 pixels
- Original file size
- 682.64 KB