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ID needed
Re: ID needed
It is birds like the following that can be problematic:
near Montpellier, France, 29 December 2010.
A tail pattern like that, when taking into account location, should make this a Yellow-legged Gull, but it is the most Herring Gull-like bird we saw (except for 5 real Herring Gulls that is!).
Still, the pattern of the upperparts looks a bit more contrasting than in the average Herring, and the legs slightly longer.
near Montpellier, France, 29 December 2010.
A tail pattern like that, when taking into account location, should make this a Yellow-legged Gull, but it is the most Herring Gull-like bird we saw (except for 5 real Herring Gulls that is!).
Still, the pattern of the upperparts looks a bit more contrasting than in the average Herring, and the legs slightly longer.
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Re: ID needed
Found one more among my photographs from Montpellier...
This one (the bird in front) has unusually pale wing coverts, making the upperparts far less contrasting than in the other 1c YLGulls nearby.
Still, head and neck pattern, dark bill, and the tertial pattern point to that species.
For the real freaks: there is also a 1c Caspian Gull in this image somewhere!
This one (the bird in front) has unusually pale wing coverts, making the upperparts far less contrasting than in the other 1c YLGulls nearby.
Still, head and neck pattern, dark bill, and the tertial pattern point to that species.
For the real freaks: there is also a 1c Caspian Gull in this image somewhere!
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