ML430273771
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) Larus argentatus x glaucescens
Contributor
Emily Weiser Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Ship Creek--Small Boat Harbor Rd. to Ship Creek Overlook Park
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - 1
- Behaviors
- Flying
Media notes
Same individual as 430272971
Observation details
At/near rooftop colonies. Many doing a fairly good Herring impression with wings closed, but revealed as hybrids by one or more of: pink (or pinkish) orbital rings, "venetian blinds" pattern on dorsal side of spread wing (sometimes very faint!), limited extent of black on undersides of primaries, not-fully-clear-yellow eye.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D7100
- Lens
- 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
- ISO
- 200
- Focal length
- 300 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/7.1
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 4244 pixels x 2829 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.78 MB