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26-FEB-2007 Lloyd Spitalnik

Ivory Gull (adult)

Piermont, Rockland Co, NY

Ivory Gulls are symbols of the high arctic and rarely seen in the US. They are scavengers whose lives are associated with drifting pack ice. Adults are pure white.

Pagophila eburnea

Canon EOS 1D Mark II ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM ,Canon 2X TC
1/1000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Simon Chandler11-Jun-2007 05:11
Excellent. Very beautiful. Great composition and exposure. v
Peter Ericsson02-Apr-2007 03:33
Must have been awesome to experience....what a catch!
Richard Calmes24-Mar-2007 12:08
White on white! Beautiful! V
Chris P.24-Mar-2007 01:14
OMG! When I saw this my jaw dropped. The only place I thought you could see them was in the islands off the coast of Siberia! Great capture. Amazing!
carol j. phipps22-Mar-2007 03:24
Gorgeous!
Sheila21-Mar-2007 22:59
A very attractive gull. Excellent capture!
Mindy McNaugher21-Mar-2007 02:24
Exquisite image! Perfect exposure! Vote!
edwina beaumont20-Mar-2007 20:33
a real beauty and the background fits so well
Pixel Shooter20-Mar-2007 02:28
Wonderful capture, beautifully exposed, great job! ~V~
Yi Feng20-Mar-2007 01:51
Beautiful capture of this beauty. Nice control of the white. Great shot. V
Guest 20-Mar-2007 01:12
Great job on the exposure Lloyd, beautiful capture, GMV!
Peter Stahl19-Mar-2007 19:52
Excellent find and capture. Great job on the whites. GMV.
fdt19-Mar-2007 06:46
Beautiful capture! f
Guest 19-Mar-2007 04:35
This bird looks to be really made to live on ice! Excellent capture.
Joanne Kamo19-Mar-2007 01:46
Awesome find and image Lloyd. Love the composition and whites. Thank you for sharing! V
Thierry Lucas18-Mar-2007 21:24
Beautiful capture, Lloyd.
V.
Carole Stevens18-Mar-2007 20:25
Gorgeous shot, lovely detail in the body!
Jay Levin18-Mar-2007 19:17
Outstanding shot, Lloyd. Vote
Olaf Herrig18-Mar-2007 13:18
Excellent photo shot! Vote!
Terry Thormin18-Mar-2007 13:15
Ah, you are making me jealous. This bird and Ross's Gull are at the top of my want list for North American birds. And beautifully photographed too! Vote!
Guest 18-Mar-2007 11:41
A beautiful bird beautifully captured.Well done Lloyd.V
lou_rozensteins18-Mar-2007 09:56
A beautiful bird, well-captured. Voted.
akleja18-Mar-2007 09:42
Amazing shot! Vote!
Eric Carrère18-Mar-2007 08:22
Excellent picture and composition, V.
QUERIDO18-Mar-2007 06:31
Beautiful shot. Vote
Dan Ng18-Mar-2007 04:55
So white and beautiful! Lovely shot, Lloyd.
Tom Munson18-Mar-2007 03:21
Fantastic find and image Lloyd. Well done. Vote
shatterbug18-Mar-2007 02:38
Great shot...exposure's perfect! V.
Herb 18-Mar-2007 02:28
Nice shot
laine8218-Mar-2007 02:27
A nice opportunity for you. Very pure like the snow itself.
s_barbour18-Mar-2007 02:11
Very nice capture Lloyd. I have never seen an Ivory Gull before. We certainlysee plenty of gulls, however, this one is a particularly beautiful bird! Nice find and catch!
Gayle P. Clement18-Mar-2007 02:10
Amazingly beautiful bird. It's such a perfect white. It's great that you were able to see this one. V
Bryan Murahashi18-Mar-2007 02:02
Excellent exposure and capture. Sure would blend in with the snow. V.