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15-APR-2011

Lesser Black-backed Gull - Duxbury Beach 04-15-2011

While lots of birders are enjoying the apparent Yellow-legged Gull on the Cape (which I hope to see and photograph tomorrow), Duxbury Beach afforded me a nice look at some gulls of its own with yellow legs including a spiffy Lesser Black-backed Gull in beautiful breeding plumage. After seeing so many great shots of the "real" Yellow-legged Gull, one can see that this bird's mantle is much darker and the bill a different shape. No chance to get a closer shot to check the eye as the birds were across water from me.

Canon EOS 40D
1/125s f/18.0 at 300.0mm iso160 full exif

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