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21-MAR-2004 Tom Grey

California Gull, first winter

Palo Alto Baylands duck pond

This bird is molting to second-summer plumage, hence the gray feathers in the mantle. The brown wing coverts, very worn, are retained from juvenal plumage.

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel ,Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
1/800s f/8.0 at 420.0mm iso100, using 1.4x extender full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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