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gremlin72

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People like this shot and it only cost me an order of french fries and an hour to get this shot. A lot of people like it for some reason or another :h?:

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Welcome to Birdforum, Gremlin.

Jane, I'd be interested to know the answer to that too! I once asked here about the extent of natural variation in the wing-tip colour of pure Glaucous-winged Gulls versus the various hybrids and (not altogether surprisingly) never got an answer!

For an unquesionably pure Glaucous-winged see the lovely boy below, who was eyeing me eating a pizza (pity about the reflection).

Jason
 

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Hi Gremlin and welcome to Bird Forum from all the Moderators and Admin. Staff.
I daren't comment on the identity of your gulls, as I'm invariably wrong with this group.

Chris
 
Jane asked: Are these Glaucous-winged Gulls?
Yes, they are I took that photo in Seattle, Washington at Ivar’s Pier 54. Ivars is a common Seattle landmark tourist trap where the tourist feed gulls French fries. (Oh Yum)

Glaucous winged gulls are the most common in the Pacific Northwest region, in fact I don’t know of one place in Seattle, Washington where you will not see a Glaucous winged gull, generally called a “seagull” or “flying rat” in Seattle.

Glaucous winged gulls are not liked by convertible car owners, everywhere.
 
gremlin72 said:
Glaucous winged gulls are the most common in the Pacific Northwest region, in fact I don’t know of one place in Seattle, Washington where you will not see a Glaucous winged gull, generally called a “seagull” or “flying rat” in Seattle.
Guess where I took my photo!

Jason
 
Lovely shot,Gremlin and welcome to BF.No Gulls of any description are welcomed by car owners.I live by the sea,our cars are "hit " every day,also washing which is hung out to dry,but I love them.I like their snowy white plumage,and their raucous cries.It would be a very dull,and very quiet world without them.
 
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