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Heermann‘s Gull
Larus heermanni
(L 19" WS 51" Wt 1.1 lb)
Point Reyes
13Jun2012
Common along the U.S. west coast
...often steals food from Pelicans.
La Jolla Cove
02Jan2014
1st summer
Breeding adult
Q: Why don‘t seagulls live on bays?
A: Because they’d be bagels.
(Patrick Merrell)
Larus in Latin means rapacious seabird.
Adolphys
Heerman
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Pieplow
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