Western Gull
Larus occidentalis · Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Seen
- Sunday 3 January 2010, 20:58
- Where
- California, United States
- Bird
- adult
- Camera
- Canon EOS 30D · 500 mm · f/4 · 1/8000 s · ISO 100
- Heavy gull silhouette with stout, bulbous-tipped bill
- Thick neck, deep chest, long sloping back
- Perched on coastal rock at sunset
- Legs relatively short and sturdy