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Second successful nesting of the LBBG in Belarus

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:18 pm
by Dmitry Goncharov
Breeding mixed pair of a LBBG and CG.

Re: The second successful nesting of the mixed pair of the L

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:10 pm
by Dmitry Goncharov
Breeding mixed pair of a LBBG and CG.

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Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:12 pm
by Dmitry Goncharov
A feeding of a LBBG female by a CG male.

Re: The second successful nesting of the LBBG in Belarus

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:36 pm
by Dmitry Goncharov
A feeding of a LBBG female by a CG male.

Re: The second successful nesting of the LBBG in Belarus

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:39 pm
by Dmitry Goncharov
LBBG female with a hybrid chick.

Re: Second successful nesting of the LBBG in Belarus

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 5:25 pm
by walther
Nice pics !
Which race could one expect in Bealarus ? Intermedius ?

Re: Second successful nesting of the LBBG in Belarus

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:14 am
by Dmitry Goncharov
Hi Walther,
yes, it is L.f. intermedius.

Re: Second successful nesting of the LBBG in Belarus

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:41 am
by Dmitry Goncharov
Breeding pair of LBBGs in a colony of large white-headed gulls.

Re: Second successful nesting of the LBBG in Belarus

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:47 am
by Dmitry Goncharov
LBBG female on a nest.

Re: Second successful nesting of the LBBG in Belarus

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 7:43 am
by Chris Gibbins
Hi. Thanks so much for these truly fascinating posts and images. Interesting discussion about which LBB taxon is involved. My question would be whether the cachinnans in the images is pure - the angles in the pics are not ideal so i could very easily be misjudging the bird (in which case my apologies), but its bill structure looks rather heavy (Herring like) and i cant see much evidence of a long P10 tongue; perhaps the eye ring is a little too pale/orange also? It could be just a large, robust male cachinnans, but given what is happening in that location it would be worthwile being sure that this part of the hybrid pair is itself not a hybrid. Perhaps you field views are enough to easily counter my points - as i say, im judging things from photos which are not at the best of angles

Please keep these post coming - really great to see them...

Chris