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Where’s the Food? A Glaucous-winged gull coming in for a soft landing. Note the alula on the leading edge of the wing. A bird&rsquo;s thumb if you wish. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alula" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alula</a> Canada,Geotagged,Glaucous-winged gull,Larus glaucescens,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Where’s the Food?

A Glaucous-winged gull coming in for a soft landing. Note the alula on the leading edge of the wing. A bird’s thumb if you wish. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alula

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    Christine Young
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    Neat! I've never noticed their "thumbs" before. Posted 6 years ago
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      gary fast
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      Neither had I! But I do remember seeing the “thumb” on the wings of whole roasted chickens and turkeys. Just never transferred those thoughts to live birds. LOL Posted 6 years ago
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        Christine Young
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        I've never noticed, but will be looking for it the next time I cook a chicken! Posted 6 years ago

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The Glaucous-winged gull

The glaucous-winged gull is a large, white-headed gull. The genus name is from Latin "Larus" which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific "glaucescens" is New Latin for "glaucous" from the Ancient Greek, "glaukos", denoting the grey color of its wings.

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Uploaded Mar 28, 2019. Captured Mar 21, 2019 13:07 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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