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03/24/2009 04:53:39 PM · #1 |
saw a bunch of them by the river in town. it might be helpful to know that 'in town' is Rig Latvia (by the Baltic sea, south of Finland, with a collapsing economy) |
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03/24/2009 04:56:57 PM · #2 |
| Looks like a Laughing Gull to me. |
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03/24/2009 04:57:14 PM · #3 |
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03/24/2009 04:57:45 PM · #4 |
Most likely a Bonaparte's Gull
*EDIT* ok, so it's probably a black-headed gull. Bonaparte's do go to western Europe now and then and mix with black-headed gulls, but black-headed gulls would be more frequent to the area you list.
Message edited by author 2009-03-24 17:01:10. |
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03/24/2009 05:08:05 PM · #5 |
That can surely be it (Black headed gull), though the head was black, while description I read says that they have brown heads despite their name.
I go through this park every day for 5 months now, never saw them before |
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03/24/2009 05:09:16 PM · #6 |
| Black headed gull (Larus ridipundus) found it at web site Bird Life Suomi Finlind |
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03/24/2009 05:34:43 PM · #7 |
Here be a picture of a Black Headed Gull, taken in Windsor, Berkshire, UK at the beginning of the month:
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03/24/2009 06:30:19 PM · #8 |
| What colour are his legs and feet ? They look really dark in the picture. |
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03/24/2009 06:41:38 PM · #9 |
I've caught two of these on different occasions fly fishing the Bow River in Alberta. They congregate in huge numbers and we have a different name for them which may be inappropriate for this forum. ;-)
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03/24/2009 07:23:06 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Ivo:
I've caught two of these on different occasions fly fishing the Bow River in Alberta. They congregate in huge numbers and we have a different name for them which may be inappropriate for this forum. ;-) |
We call 'em salt water sky rats!
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03/25/2009 03:17:27 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by Jedusi:
What colour are his legs and feet ? They look really dark in the picture. |
red, should have posted unedited version |
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03/25/2009 05:02:07 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by Ivo:
I've caught two of these on different occasions fly fishing the Bow River in Alberta. They congregate in huge numbers and we have a different name for them which may be inappropriate for this forum. ;-) |
Those would be Bonapart's, but they're VERY similar. |
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03/25/2009 06:34:42 AM · #13 |
I would love to help, but I am currently at work and well, the IT system here is such that although I can read the forums, I can't see any images.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Ray |
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