California Gull

larus californicus

 (L21" WS 54" 1.3 lb)

If I were to command a general to
turn into a seagull, and if the general
did not obey, that would not be the
general‘s fault. It would be mine.

     (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)

Made the state bird of Utah for helping
Mormons rid a plague of grasshoppers.

Streaks on nape
(Sibley 2000)

Solana Beach

San Diego, CA

8Oct06

Shadow Cliffs

Pleasanton, CA

30Dec09