Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes >> Family Laridae >> Genus Pagophila
Ivory Gull (Unique ID: 8949) Return to Last Page: Click on image |
Acquire This Photo Species: Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea) Location: Quinsippi Island, Quincy, Illinois, United States Age: adult Plumage: basic/year-round Activity: preening Sex: --- Visibility: full body Quantity: single Photographer: David Seibel Date: January 7, 2015 Equipment: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV and Canon 500mm f/4L IS Megapixels: 6.0
Notes: Rare vagrant from the high Arctic, resting on a boathouse roof on a bitterly cold afternoon at the Art Keller Marina, where dozens of birders from all around the U.S. got to see the bird (most of them for the first time). This species' population has declined precipitously over the past several years.
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