Lesser Black-backed Gull - Nancy Hetrick
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Location

Bosque del Apache NWR--North Loop (formerly Farm Loop)
Socorro, New Mexico, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 33.8151614, -106.8722406
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Reported earlier in the day. Flew in to join flock of gulls north of flight deck. Appeared to be 2nd cycle. Large brown and white gull. White head with blotchy brown, concentrated around dark eye. Black bill with some pink on lower mandible near gape. Brown above, dark wing tips. White upper breast and streaky brown blotches below. White rump and broad dark terminal tail band. Legs pink. Photos.

Technical information

Model
COOLPIX P1000
ISO
400
Focal length
503 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/8.0
Shutter speed
1/320 sec
Dimensions
1600 pixels x 491 pixels
Original file size
277.73 KB