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Blue with gull


Blue with gull
Photo Information
Copyright: Dehelean Luca Andrei (Luca) Silver Note Writer [C: 7 W: 0 N: 49] (291)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-01-26
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 400D, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-10 14:33
Viewed: 691
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello TrekNature!

Again me...
This time presenting you the Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) which I think you everyone now...here is the juvenile of this species if you are interested.
Some info about this species:

The Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) is a small gull which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory, wintering further south, but some birds in the milder westernmost areas of Europe are resident. Some birds will also spend the winter in the northeastern United States.

This gull is 38-44cm long with a 94-105 cm wingspan. It breeds in colonies in large reedbeds or marshes, or on islands in lakes, nesting on the ground. Like most gulls, it is highly gregarious in winter, both when feeding or in evening roosts. It is not a pelagic species, and is rarely seen at sea far from coasts.

The Black-headed Gull is a bold and opportunist feeder and will scavenge in towns or take invertebrates in ploughed fields with equal relish.

In flight, the white leading edge to the wing is a good field mark. The summer adult has a chocolate-brown head (not black, despite the name), pale grey body, black tips to the primary wing feathers, and red bill and legs. The hood is lost in winter, leaving just dark vertical streaks.

This species takes two years to reach maturity. First year birds have a black terminal tail band, more dark areas in the wings, and, in summer, a less fully developed dark hood.

This is a noisy species, especially at colonies, with a familiar "kree-ar" call. Its scientific name means "Laughing Gull".

The Black-headed Gull is the prefectural bird of Tokyo and the Yurikamome mass transit system is named after it.
www.wiiedia.org

Greetings,
Luca
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Hi Luca,
Great composition and nice colors.

Culorile aprinse, frumoase si fundalul calm aduc in prim plan un pescarus minunat.
Keep it this way ;)
TFS

hi luca!
great pic with good sharpness and
very fine exposure,like the blue
background!
well done!

Hi Luca,
very nice picture. it's well exposed with lovely colours and fine lighting.
The sharpness are excellent with fine details.
Maybe the composition is a bit tight in the front of the bird but that's a minor thing.
Well done.

  • Great 
  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 61 N: 570] (2343)
  • [2008-03-12 11:03]

Hello Luca Andrei,
Beautiful bird!
Lovely details!
TFS
Ena

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