Ring-billed Gull

Gallery: AvianPosted October 25, 201648 views3 comments

Thanks to David Rowe for proper ID as a Ring-billed gull.

Ring-billed gull flight. On a bright October afternoon, from the Statue of Liberty ferry just south of Battery Park, Manhattan.
Cropping for effect.

Fujifilm X-T2
Fujinon XF 35mm F2
ISO 400
1/1500 sec @ f/8

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by David Rowe on October 25, 2016 at 3:16 AM

John, you did an excellent job on the exposure and detail – this sort of overhead shot is particularly difficult to get just right. It’s a pity about the left wing being clipped – small amounts are fairly easy to reconstruct but not in this case.
I’m not so sure about the bird’s identity since I would expect to see red coloration toward the end of the lower mandible. I’m no expert but I think it could be a Ring-billed Gull.
David

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 25, 2016 at 9:57 PM

Excellent detail and exposure, John. I like the back light.

devil

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Comment posted by John Willemsen on October 25, 2016 at 10:01 PM

Thank you, David. It is indeed a Ring-Billed gull!

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