Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) | Project Noah

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Photo by AshleyT

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Field Notes

Description:

Mostly white gull with black and the top of the neck. Legs are black and bill is yellow, Last photo shows it being chased by a 1st year Herring gull who was trying to steal the fish it had. Pics 4 and 5 are a different individual in the same location.

Habitat:

In the bay on a whale-watching tour. Several gulls were flying around the boat.

Reference Links:

Black-legged Kittiwake, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornith…

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I haven't seen one but they are passing our coastline now.

Thanks so much, Jim!

Catching birds in flight, with sharp detail like these, is photographic art. Well Done, Ashley!

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