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Western Gull - 1st winter (Larus occidentalis)

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Western Gull, first winter
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Habitat
ocean shore
Location
Asilomar State Park, Monterey County, California, USA
Date taken
21 January 2022
Scientific name
Larus occidentalis
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Thanks for posting different years growth. (y)
Started to pay attention to color change of Gulls and form a "not too interesting" bird I found it to be quite opposite.
 
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I enjoy Gulls, the Western I have yet to see, and may not it seems. Yours goes a long way to helping me view those we rarely see, a well done portrait of this immature Gull!
 
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Media information

Category
North America
Added by
rkj
Date added
View count
98
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D3500
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
110.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
200
Flash
Auto, did not fire
Filename
WEGU 21 Jan 22 e first winter.JPG
File size
1.4 MB
Date taken
Fri, 21 January 2022 10:05 AM
Dimensions
3352px x 2235px

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