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© Michael G. Shepard
www.birdinfo.com
Photographed
with an Olympus C-700
Ultra Zoom
at 10x optical zoom.
Apparent hybrid second (or possibly third) winter bird at Esquimalt Lagoon, Colwood BC - January 8 &
9, 2003. Most likely an hybrid Glaucous-winged x
Western Gull. The common large gull species in this area is the
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens.
The bird photographed caught my attention as it had very dark wingtips and
dark tail band with contrasting white rump and base of tail. These
features are more consistent with second winter
Western Gulls Larus
occidentalis and Slaty-backed Gulls Larus schistisagus.
The bird was very similar structurally to adjacent Glaucous-winged Gulls,
and its mantle colour matched Glaucous-wing. Scroll down to view two
more images. |
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