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Polished
delia todd

Polished (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)

It seems ages since I've featured a Silver Gull.

I must admit I found it rather strange that this was basically the only gull to be seen in Queensland. There's only 3 gull species recorded for Australia in my guide (no doubt there's some vagrants appear though).

Can't help wondering why that is, when there's so many in Europe?
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Habitat
Freshwater lake
Location
Oxenford Weir, Gold Coast, Queensland
Date taken
18 October 2019
Scientific name
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900 Birdwatching mode
peterow
A wonderful well lit and colourfully detailed capture you have taken of this well framed close up gull Delia, well done.
 
B
interesting question indeed, Delia. Beautiful portrait of this elegant gull, top class, many tfs!!!
 
KC Foggin
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And so many here as well D.

That really is quite od with such few specie counts of Gull. Glad you got this beautiful image of this Silver Gull which I had never heard of.
 
aloktewari
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Lovely shot ... wonderful narrative, Delia ... superb work ... tfs ...
 
Chris G6 UXU
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Lovely detailed shot, pose, lighting and capture Delia, many tfs and a fine set today.
 

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