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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Matt Prince" data-source="post: 1706616" data-attributes="member: 52862">"It does look peaked doesn't it, but I think, when relaxed they can appear rather soft and rounded""Also, grab the image and enlarge, the head would look steeper if the area where the forehead meets the bill had attained the summer black, not quite full yet."I zoomed in and saw what you meant, indeed it does have a snouty look thats hidden in the smaller photo because of its pale colour. I think you meant would look shallower but still these are both good points, well made.And if it was a 57cm Pallas's next to a big vega... OK.As for the odd white crescent in front of the eye - is that some trick of the light, I can't find similar pattern on *any* dark headed gulls.</blockquote>