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Gull

Larus sp.

Photo by Allen Hoof
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Field Notes

Description:

Gull with gray mottled plumage in flight

Habitat:

Temperature Pacific coastal ecosystem

Notes:

Spotted from the beach at Saanichton BC; cropped from a larger image

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Allen Hoof
Thanks Liam. There were numerous Western gulls in the area where this image was recorded, hunting on uncovered tidal flats and, exhibiting a behavior I did not realize they practiced, diving from the sea surface, like ducks. Anyway, it seems juvenile Western, Glacous-winged or a hybrid of those two are all possible species IDs.
Liam
If the primaries are pale gray, Glaucous-winged is possible. However, in your location hybrids often outnumber pure birds, so it could be a Glaucous-winged x Western hybrid.
Allen Hoof
Thanks, Malcolm. I take education wherever I can get it.
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
The grey mottling and dark bill indicates a juvenile, gulls take 3-4 years to reach adult plumage. That still leaves about a dozen possibilities for actual species likely in that area.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2012

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