Second successful nesting of the LBBG in Belarus

Dmitry Goncharov · Post by **Dmitry Goncharov** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:18 pm

Breeding mixed pair of a LBBG and CG.

Dmitry Goncharov · Post by **Dmitry Goncharov** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:10 pm

Breeding mixed pair of a LBBG and CG.

Dmitry Goncharov · Post by **Dmitry Goncharov** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:12 pm

A feeding of a LBBG female by a CG male.

Dmitry Goncharov · Post by **Dmitry Goncharov** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:36 pm

A feeding of a LBBG female by a CG male.

Dmitry Goncharov · Post by **Dmitry Goncharov** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:39 pm

LBBG female with a hybrid chick.

walther · Post by **walther** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 5:25 pm

Nice pics !
Which race could one expect in Bealarus ? Intermedius ?

Dmitry Goncharov · Post by **Dmitry Goncharov** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:14 am

Hi Walther,
yes, it is L.f. intermedius.

Dmitry Goncharov · Post by **Dmitry Goncharov** » Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:41 am

Breeding pair of LBBGs in a colony of large white-headed gulls.

Dmitry Goncharov · Post by **Dmitry Goncharov** » Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:47 am

LBBG female on a nest.

Chris Gibbins · Post by **Chris Gibbins** » Fri Dec 06, 2013 7:43 am

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

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