American Herring Gull (smithsonianus)(last update: October 12, 2011) |
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Vega Gull (vegae) 2nd cycle, December 27 2009 - January 04 2010, Choshi, Japan. Picture: Chris Gibbins.See Chris's BLOG. 2nd gen flight feathers, no mirror on P10. Note thin vermiculation at the tops of innerwebs of P2-P4, similar to Herring Gull. Very pale on rump and grey tone of fresh feathers darker than on smithsonianus. |