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black-headed gull
bievreJJ

black-headed gull (Croicocephalus ridibundus)

the worn P8-P10 primaries contrast quite well with the freshly moulted inner primaries
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Habitat
river
Location
Bénouville, Normandy, France
Date taken
30 July 2021
Scientific name
Croicocephalus ridibundus
Equipment used
canon EOS 90D + canon 400 mm 1:5.6
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Jonno52
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Excellent shot JJ, the bird very sharp and nicely isolated from the background. I think I see what you mean about the primaries, but gull moult is rather challenging!
 
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Chris G6 UXU
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A beauty of a detailed in flight, lighting and capture JJ, lovely job and many tfs.
 
Stanley Jones
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Marvelous eye-level fly by with great stop-action, focus, colors, detail, and background. Fantastic JJ!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
bievreJJ
Date added
View count
695
Comment count
15

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
320
Filename
black-headed gull 109.jpg
File size
4 MB
Date taken
Fri, 30 July 2021 5:10 PM
Dimensions
4970px x 2796px

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