Lesser Black-backed Gull - Naresh Satyan
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Location

Malibu Lagoon--State Beach including Lagoon
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 34.0333857, -118.6822987
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Adult or near adult (edit: 3rd cycle bird). A little larger than California gulls, with darker mantle than those gulls (mantle shade a little difficult to judge with the sun out over the ocean). Face pattern distinctive - white towards the bill, fine brown streaking on crown and face, and smudging behind the eye, all giving the face a somewhat bicolored pattern. Rather heavily streaked going down to the breast with thick brown streaks. Eye pale yellow. Bill pattern distinctive - mostly black, with yellow distal 1/3 and red coming into the gonys. Legs pale yellow with a faint pinkish tinge, also distinctive. The bird looked rather squat-legged. Photos.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D5600
ISO
320
Focal length
500 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/4000 sec
Dimensions
2500 pixels x 1670 pixels
Original file size
1.42 MB