American Herring Gull (smithsonianus)(last update: October 30, 2015) |
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American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) J3J 1st cycle (2CY), January 23 2016, Brevard County, FL. Picture: Amar Ayyash.Please also visit Amar's blog: Anything Larus! All scaps replaced, except one front LLS and some larger rear LLS still juvenile. All coverts, tertials, and all fight feathers still juvenile. Underparts and head are a combination of older retained juvenile feathers (now faded pale brown) and several new darker grey feathers, onwhich markings are well demarcated. |