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KK Hui
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Heuglin's Gull 烏灰銀鷗
« on: Mar 4th, 2003, 8:26pm » |
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165 Heuglin's Gull 烏灰銀鷗 Deep Bay 后海灣 21/2/2003 EOS-1v, EF500/4L IS + EF1.4x Fuji Provia 100F One of the larger gulls that can be seen at MPNR's Deep Bay area is the Yellow-legged Gull. The shot was taken on 21 Feb 03. A moment just before it took to the sky ... Best kk --------------- http://www.geocities.com/kkhui_001
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Daniel CK Chan
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Re: Yellow-legged Gull
« Reply #1 on: Mar 4th, 2003, 9:23pm » |
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KK, He is so close, isn't he? I would like it in landscape mode anyway.... Rgds Daniel
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pk
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Re: Yellow-legged Gull
« Reply #2 on: Mar 4th, 2003, 9:53pm » |
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It is a great shot but it looks like a Heuglin's Gull (Larus heuglini) to me.
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Re: Yellow-legged Gull
« Reply #3 on: Mar 5th, 2003, 8:53am » |
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on Mar 4th, 2003, 9:53pm, pk wrote:It is a great shot but it looks like a Heuglin's Gull (Larus heuglini) to me. |
| Identification of the Herring Gull [Larus argentatus] group is by no means an easy task. I'm not an expert birder either. So would you mind telling us your reasonings behind your conclusion. Thanks Best kk -------------- http://www.geocities.com/kkhui_001
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Re: Yellow-legged Gull 黃腳銀鷗
« Reply #4 on: Mar 5th, 2003, 9:54am » |
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The most obvious feature that makes this a Heuglin's Gull is the very dark upper wing; Yellow-legged has much paler upperparts.
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