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Leucistic Black-headed Gull
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Building materials
Uncommon
Macswede

Leucistic Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

It took me a little while to figure out what this was and my heart was racing. Maybe not an arctic rarity but still one of the most beautiful birds I've ever seen.
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Habitat
Small lake
Location
Helsingborg, Skåne
Date taken
9th April, 2021
Scientific name
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Equipment used
Canon 7D MkII, Canon 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM Mark II
Chris G6 UXU
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A cracker of a detailed close up, pose, setting, lighting and capture Graham, many tfs and a fine set today.
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Macswede
Date added
View count
46
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2000
ISO
2000
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
064A7540.jpg
File size
220.7 KB
Date taken
Fri, 09 April 2021 5:35 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 683px

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