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Index of Subjects --005045013c18228f8a0481909143 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Hans, Very nice pictures. On all the ones of the gull, the 1st c. GBB pattern on the wings and undersides is quite apparent, and I should have noticed that more obviously on the 1st picture. I agree that 1st c. GLAG x GBBG is the most likely ID, but of course hybrids can be notoriously hard to sort out in terms of true parentage. There was some data published somewhere recently, and I forget exactly where, showing some warblers that looked perfectly typical of a given species, but DNA analysis showed that they were in fact hybrids, with phenotypic expressions of just 1 parent. Thanks for the thought-provoking observation. Richard On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Hans Toom <Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote: > At this point the consensus is that the mystery gull at Sambro Harbour is > a hybrid, *Glaucous X Great Black-backed Gull*. I've posted four more > photos including a close-up study of the primaries. The gull though not shy > just sat on a post and didn't move around much when I photographed it. I > confess to not noticing the dark spots under the tail. I should use a > checklist when I study a bird so I don't miss any clues and parts. > > I've also posted some photos of the *Barred Owl* from Oakfield Provincial > Park from this morning. All the photos are taken hand held which is another > lesson learned. I should have brought my tripod since I knew that I > was going to be photographing owls in the deep and shady forest. > > Hans > > http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/March2010/0121.html > _________________________________ > Hans Toom > Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada > Website: http://hanstoom.com > _________________________________ > -- ################# Dr.R.B.Stern, P.O. Box 300, Port Williams, N.S., Canada, B0P 1T0 Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --005045013c18228f8a0481909143 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Hans,<br><br>Very nice pictures. On all the ones of the gull, the 1st c.= GBB pattern on the wings and undersides is quite apparent, and I should ha= ve noticed that more obviously on the 1st picture. I agree that 1st c. GLAG= x GBBG is the most likely ID, but of course hybrids can be notoriously har= d to sort out in terms of true parentage. There was some data published som= ewhere recently, and I forget exactly where, showing some warblers that loo= ked perfectly typical of a given species, but DNA analysis showed that they= were in fact hybrids, with phenotypic expressions of just 1 parent.<br> <br>Thanks for the thought-provoking observation.<br><br>Richard<br><br><di= v class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Hans Toom <span di= r=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">Htoom@hfx.eastlink.c= a</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, = 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><= div class=3D"h5"> <div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">At this point the consensus is that th= e mystery=20 gull at Sambro Harbour is a hybrid,=A0<b>Glaucous X Great Black-backed=20 Gull</b>. I've posted four more photos including a close-up study of th= e=20 primaries.=A0 The gull though not shy just sat on a post and didn't mov= e=20 around much when I photographed it.=A0I confess to not noticing the dark=20 spots under the tail.=A0 I should use a checklist when I study a bird so I= =20 don't miss any clues and parts.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">I've also posted some photos of th= e <b>Barred=20 Owl</b> from Oakfield Provincial Park from this morning.=A0 All the=20 photos are taken hand held which is another lesson learned. I should have= =20 brought my tripod since I knew that I was=A0going to be photographing owls = in=20 the deep and shady=A0forest.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Hans</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><a href=3D"http://www.hanstoom.com/Hig= hlights/March2010/0121.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www.hanstoom.com/High= lights/March2010/0121.html</a></font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">_________________________________<br>H= ans=20 Toom<br>Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada<br>Website: <a href=3D"http://= hanstoom.com" target=3D"_blank">http://hanstoom.com</a>=20 <br>_________________________________</font></div></div> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>###########= ######<br>Dr.R.B.Stern, =A0 <br>P.O. Box 300,<br>Port Williams,<br>N.S., Ca= nada,<br>B0P 1T0<br><br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Will= iams, NS, Canada<br> B0P 1T0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail= .com</a><br>###################<br> --005045013c18228f8a0481909143--
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