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This 1st cycle gull piqued my interest due to the extensive light barring in the greater coverts, so I sat on it for some time hoping it would take flight for better looks. It did lift it's wings briefly, but then settled back down. As noted in "Gulls of the World" - Klaus Malling Olsen pg. 194 image no. 9 there is an AHGU with broader pale barring in greater coverts and broader pale tertial edges similar to EHGU and VEGU, but in the photo example in the book by Amar Ayyash it lacked dark spotting of EHGU and VEGU and had stronger barring in under tail coverts. I would say this individual also lacks dark or high contrast spotting or streaking of EHGU as described but also is not as "velvety" as AHGU at this age. The under tail coverts aren't super high contrasting as in the example in the book. To me it appears similar to this EHGU from Ireland: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/119506511 albeit a different color balance in the photos. Noting there is no precedence for EHGU in central NA to my knowledge, but who's checking? Comparing it to EHGU to the individual in the link above, I would note the tertial edges were broader white but I believe that is a variable feature. Noting the edges do appear to be notched. However, underwing coverts lack barring and fresh post juvenile scapulars don't appear to have thin anchor pattern expected in EHGU. So, likely AHGU with a heavier light barring in the greater coverts.

Teknisk informasjon

Model

NIKON Z 9

Lens

NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR

ISO

400

Focal length

380 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/2500 sec

Dimensions

2477 pixels x 1651 pixels

Original file size

2.5 MB