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Gulls at Horseshoe Lake, 7 Dec 2014

All photos (except the flight shots) were taken through a 20x Kowa telescope, which tended to darken the darks and lighten the whites.

The gull I label as "Thiceland" is a putative juvenile Iceland (Kumlien's subspecies) but its tertials appear too dark in these photos. May be better to leave this one unidentified, or identified as "Thayer's/Iceland". I have copied these photos to my Mystery Gulls gallery.

Click on an image to enlarge, and for additional commentary for each photo. Last photo on page 1 is a Quiz. The Solution is on page 2.
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Thiceland Gull
"Thiceland" Gull		 Thiceland with Herring
"Thiceland" with Herring		 Thiceland with Herring
"Thiceland" with Herring		 Thiceland close-up
"Thiceland" close-up		 Photo by Georgia Doyle
Photo by Georgia Doyle		 Photo by Georgia Doyle
Photo by Georgia Doyle
Thiceland in flight
"Thiceland" in flight		 Photo by Georgia Doyle
Photo by Georgia Doyle		 LBBG (right) with California Gulls
LBBG (right) with California Gulls		 LBBG (right) with four California Gulls
LBBG (right) with four California Gulls		 Small adult LBBG
Small adult LBBG 		Juvenile LBBG
Juvenile LBBG
Juvenile LBBG (with adult Cal Gulls)
Juvenile LBBG (with adult Cal Gulls)		 Juv LBBG with adult Thayer's Gull
Juv LBBG with adult Thayer's Gull		 Two Icelands?
Two Icelands?		 Immature Herring Gulls
Immature Herring Gulls		 Mixed flock - see next image for labels
Mixed flock - see next image for labels		 Gull Quiz - Answers on page 2
Gull Quiz - Answers on page 2
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