ID please

Gallery: AvianPosted March 3, 201279 views2 comments

I need some help in IDing this bird. Could it be a 2nd winter Heermann's Gull? The photograph was take at a San Clemente, California beach in October.

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Firmware Firmware Version 1.2.1
Shooting Date/Time 10/15/11 11:59:26
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1600
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 640
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 310.0mm
Image Size 5184x3456
Image Quality Fine

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 3, 2012 at 4:33 PM

You'll always get a good ID if you post in the Bird phortography forum with the subject line "ID please?"
More people will see it there.
Thanks for sharing your technical info - but maybe we don't need ALL of it!

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 4, 2012 at 4:43 PM

Heerman's Gull, adult winter plumage molting to breeding plumage. Could have used fill-flash.

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