Folks what bird is this
Mar 27, 2016 14:14:53 #
A couple of years ago on a whale watch I took this photo but I can't
identify this bird, and help appreciated.
identify this bird, and help appreciated.
Sea Bird Feeding near a humpback whale
Mar 27, 2016 14:24:44 #
Cibafan wrote:
A couple of years ago on a whale watch I took this photo but I can't
identify this bird, and help appreciated.
identify this bird, and help appreciated.
I would call it an immature gull, probably a herring gull. Where was the picture taken? Location can be a major clue.
Mar 27, 2016 14:47:16 #
The picture was taken in late September 2014 off the coast of Cape Cod, Maine.
Mar 27, 2016 15:07:28 #
Cibafan wrote:
A couple of years ago on a whale watch I took this photo but I can't
identify this bird, and help appreciated.
identify this bird, and help appreciated.
Could be an immature Thayer's Gull - both are very similar and the immatures are hard to tell apart.
Mar 27, 2016 15:09:30 #
Mar 27, 2016 15:30:36 #
Cibafan wrote:
The picture was taken in late September 2014 off the coast of Cape Cod, Maine.
Then most likely an immature Ring-billed gull, second choice immature Herring gull. Basically identical except for size; Herring gull is larger at 24" length where the Ring-billed is only about 18". Theyer's gull is similar but, according to NG Society book, it is a west coast bird.
Mar 27, 2016 15:38:17 #
Mar 27, 2016 19:22:21 #
Mar 27, 2016 21:32:22 #
Gene51 wrote:
Could be an immature Thayer's Gull - both are very similar and the immatures are hard to tell apart.
Oh, right - costal Maine - most likely a first stage Herring Gull.
Mar 27, 2016 22:28:53 #
Mar 28, 2016 01:48:28 #
Looks like a Seagull to me!! :lol:
And if you had asked nicely, it may have told how old it was!!!!
SS
And if you had asked nicely, it may have told how old it was!!!!
SS
Mar 28, 2016 23:20:47 #
Just a small point, Cape Cod is in Massachusetts. Excellent photo however.
Mar 29, 2016 16:21:26 #
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