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Hi Everyone;
I got great looks at the Little Gull today (Tues.
Aug.28th) at Conrad's - to the left of the road before
you get to the parking lot, around 7:00 p.m.
Problem is - the bird I saw was a juvenile Little
Gull.
It was very dark, with a mottled back, a black smudge
behind the eye, another black smudge on top of its
head. It was bathing, so I got to see different parts
of its body: the underwing was white with a distinct
black edge along the primaries and a trace of black
along the edge of the secondaries. The tail had a
distinct black band at the tip.
A Black-headed Gull swam up to it - and the Little
Gull was about 3/4 of its size. It was so small, at
first I didn't think it was a Gull. When I got my
binocs on it, however, it was not only a Gull, it was,
unmistakeably, a Little Gull still in juvenile
plumage.
When I compare it to the photos taken by Bernard
Burke, I'm convinced it was a different bird!
Cheers;
Suzanne
--- Bernard Burke <blburke@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> The Little Gull this morning around 9:00 a.m. was in
> the vicinity of the recently replaced bridge marked
> as Lawrencetown River along the #207 highway, on the
> left if heading towards Lawrencetown Beach. Highway
> crews are still in the vicinity, but I was told by
> an employee this was the last day, so perhaps with
> any luck the gull will be closer to view in this
> area if it sticks around.
>
> Here are two distant pics:
>
>
http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/3/43464756/Medium
> #34
>
>
http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397/3/43464757/Medium
> #35
>
> Bernard Burke
> blburke@ns.sympatico.ca
> Dartmouth
>
>
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