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09-MAR-2007 Tom Grey

Ring-billed Gull, second winter

Palo Alto Baylands

At first I thought this was a Ring-billed, but wasn't sure; mightn't it be a third-winter California Gull? So I checked with an expert, Mike Rogers. Mike says no, it's a Ring-billed, classic second-winter (except for the absence of black in the tail-feathers, a variable character.) The bill is too short and the ring too perfect for 3W California, and the iris would be darker on a California.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
1/2500s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso400 full exif

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