Contributor
Alan Troyer Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Pickwick Dam--Tailwater Campground
Hardin, Tennessee, United States
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Media notes
This bird showed a bit more pinkish on the bill than I’d have expected to see. This photo does seem to show it more than in real life. Bill structure looked good for Iceland though, at least to my eye.
Observation details
Alan popped in to my route between me checking below the dam and had a Thayer’s Gull on the piling. I had literally checked 20 minutes before and there were no large gulls, as there also were no large gulls 10 minutes later. First cycle Herring type gull with smallish bill, short legs, pot-belly. Dark looking eye, mostly dark bill. Overall mocha colored including slightly darker brown tertials and distinctly pale fringed primaries. Photos.
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- 2268 pixels x 1701 pixels
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