ML284780991
Contributor
Aidan Brubaker Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
American River Parkway--Nimbus Fish Hatchery downstream to Upper Sunrise Nimbus Road Parking Area
Sacramento, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Continuing bird. The gull slightly larger than the surrounding california. The bill is yellow with a red gonys spot and and black specks one third of the way down from the tip. The eye is pale, and the head is white, with much finer streaks the the surrounding herring gulls. The feet are a bright yellow, brighter than the surrounding ring billed gulls. The primaries are black, with three visible white spots and a white tip when perched. Between the back and the primaries, the wing has a white border, making a pattern of white, black, white. The back is a very dark grey, but not as black as the primaries. The tail, when in flight or preening, is a clean white. It has repeatedly been drinking water, more so than the other gulls nearby.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P900
- ISO
- 200
- Focal length
- 357 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 1600 pixels x 1200 pixels
- Original file size
- 863.26 KB