Herring/Glaucous-winged Gull - Brandy Johnson

ML603609951

Herring/Glaucous-winged Gull Larus argentatus/glaucescens

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Location

1467–1479 Dayville Rd, Valdez US-AK 61.08358, -146.31535
Chugach Census Area, Alaska, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 61.083579, -146.315345
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Foraging pink salmon carcasses along w/1000 Glaucous-winged gulls. Very light wing tips, light iris. Photos. A social media group (North American Gulls) helped me w/this ID. They said that Primaries fade on Herring Gulls and that it could be Herring x Glaucous.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 90D
Lens
150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
ISO
1600
Focal length
403 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/1600 sec
Dimensions
6960 pixels x 4640 pixels
Original file size
4.49 MB