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Copyright: Mircea Costina (mirceax) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 231 W: 56 N: 1354] (6247)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-14
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro, Polarizer filter
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/3000 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-27 18:56
Viewed: 530
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.
Adults are 49cm length and with a 124cm wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall molt.
Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.
They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.
This gull is a regular wanderer to western Europe, and in Ireland and Great Britain it is no longer classed as a rarity, with several birds regularly wintering in these countries.
These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people.
In the late 19th century, this bird was hunted for its plumage. Its population has since rebounded and it is probably the most common gull in North America. In some areas, it is displacing less aggressive birds such as the Common Tern.
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Is this a just missed shot?! I guess you had no time to pull back the focal length or he was too close already!
Still, sharpness is good and we can appreciate the detail around the head and that piercing eye.

TFS
Simon

  • Great 
  • trinko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 593 W: 79 N: 323] (4314)
  • [2007-03-27 23:45]

good colors great focus nice face. too bad you couldn't get the whole animal in.

  • Great 
  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 261 N: 3035] (13835)
  • [2007-03-28 2:31]

Hi mircea,

a real close up from this gull,well captured with good sharpness and excellent colors,TFS

Paul

Hello Mircea , ultra sharp eyes , beak , head and upper body is OK but incomplete bird.

I actually really like this closeup! I like the tight composition alot.. then again, i'm a sucker for closeups! haha!
i find this rather interesting. well the colors are nice and so are the details. :)
good shot, even if it's a 'missed shot'!

Steph

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