ML611466776
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Date
Location
- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
(This is my first posting of this species in the US. I'd appreciate any confirmation or correction.) I first thought this bird was a Bonaparte's Gull, as it was consorting with a small flock of BOGU. Only the next day, when I was processing my photos, did I realize that it was a different species. About 50% larger than a BOGU, with a brick-red tinge to the inner majority of the bill. Sandy edges to the folded wings. The head seems more peaked than a BOGU. Also, the head shows an eye-to-eye band going over the head. I considered a basic-plumage Laughing Gull, but eBird photos I've seen show a heavier black bill and a vaguer black spot behind the eye, if any. Please see photos, including a few that include neighboring BOGU for comparison.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D7200
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 500 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 6016 pixels x 4016 pixels
- Original file size
- 5.77 MB