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Larus fuscus


Larus fuscus
Photo Information
Copyright: Joao Santos (chulasantos) (18)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-28
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 40 D, Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO DG MACRO
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/2500 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-31 15:28
Viewed: 357
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This was taken in Setubal.
In my home language we call this seagul as "Gaivota de asa escura"

I hope you like it!
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Hi Joao
very nice pose of the bird and nice dark bg
but the species is Yellow legged Gull Larus michahellis with silvery mantle feathers in adult plumage, in younger birds in their 3rd year legs are still flesh rosy. Larus fuscus has very dark grey mantle feathers.
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tom

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