[obol] John Rakestraw's Gull

[DJ Lauten and KACastelein]

That.....THING.....is a.........GULL?????

It is so genetically confused I bet even it doesn't know what it is!

Cheers
Dave Lauten


Greg Gillson wrote:

>John has sent me photos of the gull he saw. I've already warned him that it 
>is not what he was hoping. It is not a Slaty-backed Gull.
>
>There is a good opportunity for teaching, here, so I hope John doesn't mind 
>if I post the photos anyway. How would a Slaty-backed look different? What 
>are the tell-tale marks for identifying this gull?
>
>You see what's happening, here, don't you? We're having same day discussions 
>of rare birds, with photographs. Soon, we'll be having in-field discussions. 
>Photo downloads from cell phone or laptop. You watch. This year. Who'll be 
>first?
>
>Photographs are on the Recent Bird Photos Page:
>http://thebirdguide.com/temp_images/RecentPhotos/RecentBirdPhotos.htm
>
>Greg Gillson
>The Bird Guide, Inc.
>greg at thebirdguide.com
>http://thebirdguide.com
>
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