ML95406031
Contributor
Joel Gilb Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
Cochise, Arizona, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Immature Unknown sex - X
Observation details
Thought this was an immature Franklin's Gull at first glance, but quickly noticed that it appeared abnormally large. Heavy bill, lack of a "half-hood," and complete black tail band confirmed that this was a first-winter plumaged Laughing Gull. Was gliding along the water's surface but never landed; the wind was extreme and Lake Cochise was quite rough. The gull stayed the entire time I was there and stuck around the main lake.
Technical information
- Model
- DMC-FZ18
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 82.7 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/250 sec
- Dimensions
- 2560 pixels x 1712 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.05 MB