Great Black-backed Gull (1st Summer)
Larus marinus

f6.7 @ 1/6400s, ISO:1250, Nikon D3S w 500mm and 1.7X tele-converter

"Great Black-backed Gull," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Juvenile birds of under a year old have scaly, checkered black-brown upper parts, the head and underparts streaked with gray brown, and a neat wing pattern. The face and nape are paler and the wing flight feathers are blackish-brown. The juvenile's tail is white with zigzag bars and spots at base and a broken blackish band near the tip. The bill of the juvenile is brownish-black with white tip and the legs dark bluish-gray with some pink tones. As the young gull ages, the gray-brown coloration gradually fades to more contrasting plumage and the bill darkens to black before growing paler.

White Horse Beach, Plymouth, Massachusetts

04/06/2021