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What is now a Short-billed Gull. Up until 2021 this would have been a Mew Gull. Not now! This one is in its first winter plumage.  Canada,Geotagged,Larus brachyrhynchus,Short-billed gull,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

What is now a Short-billed Gull.

Up until 2021 this would have been a Mew Gull. Not now! This one is in its first winter plumage.

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  1. Light is spot on. Great capture Gary Posted 3 years ago
    1. Thank you. Yes, once in a while we do get lucky! Posted 3 years ago

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The short-billed gull is a medium-sized gull that breeds in northwestern North America. In North America it was previously known as the mew gull, when it was considered conspecific with the palearctic common gull. Most authorities, including the American Ornithological Society in 2021, have split the two populations as distinct species.

Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
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Uploaded Feb 1, 2022. Captured Jan 31, 2022 15:01 in 482 Sutil Point Rd, Mansons Landing, BC V0P 1K0, Canada.
  • E-M5MarkIII
  • f/22.0
  • 1/640s
  • ISO1000
  • 355mm