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13-DEC-2008 © Jeff Poklen

Presumed GW x HERG, 2nd cy

Rio del Mar, CA

Notice the smoky-looking cross-barring on breast and neck. Good for Glaucous-winged
in the mix. If this character were absent and if the eye were yellow, this gull might be taken
for a cy 2 Iceland Gull(L.g.thayeri), especially with its delicate, dove-like head/bill structure.

Canon EOS 40D
1/2000s f/4.0 at 300.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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