For the Gull fanatics (Carmel/Monterey, CA, USA) (1 Viewer)

[CalvinFold]

I know there are some folks here good with gulls, which in California can be a complicated thing (or so I've been told), so...a little help?

If I had to guess, #1, #2, and #4 are the same species, at minimum?

THANKS!

 

[Andy Adcock]

I'm no Larophile at all but 1-2 and 4 are Heerman's Gulls.


Andy

 

[Steve Arlow]

Indeed and the other is an adult Western Gull

 

[CalvinFold]

In which case that means the Heerman's is "new" to my collection. Yay! :t:

Fairly sure I've photographed the Western (and commonly see/photograph Ring-Billed), but while I may have seen Heerman's (I've lived my whole life around gulls, just never paid attention until I took up animal photography as a serious hobby) I've never photographed one before.

THANKS!