Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii) - Ryan O'Donnell
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Location

Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR--Rock Hill Trail
Imperial, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 33.1788315, -115.6226921
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1

Observation details

Continuing adult...dark mantled gull, yellow legs, long primaries without much white, etc... Expected subspecies in North America, but also confirmed by relatively pale mantle compared to other subspecies, darker than California Gull but paler than Western Gull. Photographed.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D5300
ISO
400
Focal length
500 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/2000 sec
Dimensions
1810 pixels x 1269 pixels
Original file size
852.21 KB