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juvenile great black-backed gull
bievreJJ

juvenile great black-backed gull (Larus marinus)

Habitat
coast
Location
Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy, France
Date taken
01 August 2021
Scientific name
Larus marinus
Equipment used
canon EOS 90D + canon 400 mm 1:5.6
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KC Foggin
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A great eye-level view of this Great Black-back Gull JJ and a wonderful capture!
 
mali
Super aerial capture JJ...I'm not good at juvie Gulls, but I thought the juvie Great Black-backs had yellow tips to their bills
 
Chris G6 UXU
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Lovely detailed close up, lighting and capture of this big fella JJ, many tfs.
 
Doc Duck
Something about the composition really gives a good sense of the size of this big gull. M.aybe it's the angle he's flying at - no threat to the viewer, but still a close encounter.
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
bievreJJ
Date added
View count
355
Comment count
12

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Aperture
Æ’/7.1
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
125
Filename
great black-backed gull 17.jpg
File size
4.2 MB
Date taken
Sun, 01 August 2021 1:30 PM
Dimensions
4402px x 2476px

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