ML398992961
Contributor
Curtis Marantz Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Salton Sea--Whitewater River Delta (restricted access)
Riverside, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Media notes
One of two adult Western Gulls seen and photographed by Curtis A. Marantz on 16 December 2021 at the Whitewater River delta, north end Salton Sea, Riverside County, California.
Observation details
Two adults seen on the flats around the river mouth appeared similar, in that both were large, dark-backed gulls with pink legs and webbed feet. I also noted that the bill was rather heavy and yellow with a red spot near the tip of the lower mandible, and at least one bird had relatively pale eyes. Both birds had slate-gray backs and wings with contrasting black primaries that had white spots at their tips. I am pretty sure I saw a white tail on at least one of these birds.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 320
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/1600 sec
- Dimensions
- 1269 pixels x 858 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.55 MB