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09-JUL-2005 Gary Martin

Black backed gull

Skomer Island

Larus marinus
A very large, thick-set black-backed gull, with a powerful beak. Adults are blacker than the smaller lesser black-backed gull. It has a heavy flight and can look quite hunched when perched. It will fight off other gulls and chase them to snatch food.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
1/640s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso200 full exif

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