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Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
(L 30" WS 65" Wt 3.6 lb)
Largest gull in the world
...wingspan over 5 ft...feathers
fashionable in the 1800's.
...wingspan over 5 ft...feathers
fashionable in the 1800's.
St. Augustine
03Feb2012
Anastasia State Park
05Feb2012
Note: has pink legs
2nd winter
Larus in Latin means rapacious
seabird; marinus in Latin means
marine, of the sea.
seabird; marinus in Latin means
marine, of the sea.
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