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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: Trevor Murgatroyd on October 17, 2015, 03:04:03 pm

Title: What bird is this?
Post by: Trevor Murgatroyd on October 17, 2015, 03:04:03 pm

This bird obligingly flew into exactly the right place is this image, and I would love to know what kind of bird it is.

Can anyone enlighten me?

Many thanks,

Trevor

Title: Re: What bird is this?
Post by: Rob C on October 17, 2015, 03:37:07 pm

A bird on the wing?

Sorry!

Rob C

Title: Re: What bird is this?
Post by: Telecaster on October 17, 2015, 03:49:54 pm

Looks like some sort of gull to me…

-Dave-

Title: Re: What bird is this?
Post by: Lloyd Mayeda on October 17, 2015, 08:10:17 pm

Where was the photo taken?

It might be a Ring-billed Gull:  http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ring-billed_Gull/id

Title: Re: What bird is this?
Post by: Tarnash on October 17, 2015, 10:21:03 pm

+1 on it being a gull.  Knowing where it was taken might help to narrow the field.

Title: Re: What bird is this?
Post by: Rand47 on October 17, 2015, 10:37:49 pm

I can say with complete confidence that this bird is what my little son used to call "a French-fry bird"  AKA sea gull (of some sort).   ;D

Rand

Title: Re: What bird is this?
Post by: Trevor Murgatroyd on October 18, 2015, 08:19:05 am

It was taken in Nootka Sound, off the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

I was hoping it was something a little more exotic than a gull!

Thanks for your input.

Title: Re: What bird is this?
Post by: NancyP on October 21, 2015, 11:41:51 am

Body and bill outline look a lot like a ring-billed gull.  OCICBW

Title: Re: What bird is this?
Post by: Rob C on October 22, 2015, 04:46:45 am

Quote from: Trevor Murgatroyd on October 18, 2015, 08:19:05 am

It was taken in Nootka Sound, off the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

I was hoping it was something a little more exotic than a gull!

Thanks for your input.

A lost parrot?

;-)

Rob C

Title: Re: What bird is this?
Post by: kayakfari on October 29, 2015, 06:04:32 pm

This could be the one!  ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8COt1n3jDqA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8COt1n3jDqA)