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21-OCT-2010

lesser black-backed gull BRD1787.jpg

Quintana

Nikon D200 ,Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece
1/640s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Nick Komar30-Oct-2010 19:37
This gull is too dark underneath and too pale on the bill to be a first-winter Lesser Black-backed Gull. Another possibility that should match the size and shape of LBBG pretty well would be a first basic California Gull. Juveniles have all dark bills that become pale-based in first basic. The bill on this bird could be in this transition given the date.
Guest 23-Oct-2010 02:23
Very well done. V.
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