juvenile ring billed gull?
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juvenile ring billed gull?

gary yankech

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hi,

I was going through some of my older pictures from the last few months and noticed this bird; it was amongst a group of long tailed ducks. I took this back on march 21, 2010 at Leslie Spit.  I think it is a juvenile ring billed gull but, it seemed very big for a gull. Why is its bill solid black though? Did I get it right?

 

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« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by gary yankech »
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My guess would be that it's a second winter Herring Gull:  the overall colour, the heavy bill and the fact that it seemed bigger than a ring-bill.

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gary yankech

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You could be right...I was originally comparing it the ring billed gull picture from the OFO checklist photo galleries. I never thought to check if it might be a herring gull. I will definitely check into it. Thanks.

Gary Yankech


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My guess would be that it's a second winter Herring Gull:  the overall colour, the heavy bill and the fact that it seemed bigger than a ring-bill.

BB
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by gary yankech »
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