ML471618881
American Herring x California Gull (hybrid) Larus smithsonianus x californicus
Contributor
Anonymous eBirber Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Lincoln Park--Fullerton Point
Cook, Illinois, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
Bird 2 with Herring Gulls at various angles, showing smaller size, darker mantle, down turned gape, dark eye but with iris pale enough to discern
Observation details
Continuing smaller bird with darker upperparts (first seen July 26). With two juvenile again today. Witnessed adult feed young and even fight off a third, larger juvenile that walked up during - good evidence that the first feeding observation was not a fluke, that these are offspring.
Technical information
- Dimensions
- 3032 pixels x 1924 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.87 MB