California Gull
by Robert Bales
Title
California Gull
Artist
Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
Description
While fishing out of San Diego we saw several of the gulls.
Part of a complex of similar gulls, this bird closely resembles the Herring Gull or Ring-billed Gull, and is intermediate between those two in size. It nests around lakes in the interior of the west, and winters commonly along the Pacific Coast, including offshore waters. This was the species that came to the rescue of the Mormon settlers whose crops were threatened by a grasshopper plague in 1848, inspiring the seagull monument in Salt Lake City.
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November 29th, 2016
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Comments (7)
William Tasker
Hi Robert! Your fantastic in-flight capture has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks William for the feature and comments along with the LF !! It is greatly appreciated!!