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(Message started by: KK Hui on Sep 13^th, 2004, 6:42pm)

Title: Gull - id?
Post by KK Hui on Sep 13^th, 2004, 6:42pm

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/kkhui/Avian/130904_38x.jpg

Deep Bay
13/9/04

Any gull expert please identify this gull for me ... ::)
Short dark bill, white tail, black legs etc. I'm confused!

EOS-1D Mk II, EF600/4L + EF1.4x
Incident @ zero, ISO 200

KK Hui ARPS
www.geocities.com/kkhui_001

Title: Re: Gull - id?
Post by AC on Sep 13^th, 2004, 6:55pm

I'm not an expert but I would like to guess that it's a gull-billed tern in non-breeding plumage.

AC

Title: Re: Gull - id?
Post by KK Hui on Sep 13^th, 2004, 7:42pm

Thanks AC!

It didn't occur to me that it was a Gull-billed Tern at first as it looks much bigger in size than I could have imagined. The other thing is the bill - it's not completely black but with an orange colored base as shown better in another shot that I have ... ::)

KK Hui ARPS
www.geocities.com/kkhui_001

Title: Re: Gull - id?
Post by Koel_Ko on Sep 17^th, 2004, 4:16pm

The sharp wings of the bird points to a Tern. However the bill shape fits Gull-billed more as that of Caspian is longer and more smoothly 'conical'. The eye patch also fits non-breeding Gull-billed, as does the shallow forked tail.
Fabulous photo by the way! :D