Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea), St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, Alaska
I am privileged to have encountered this rarely seen species (which breeds on the high arctic tundra of Greenland, Canada and northeastern Siberia) on my sole visit to these remote islands. This is an adult in breeding plumage. Nonbreeding plumage is similar but with little to no pink and no collar. From a slide.
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Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea), St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, Alaska
I am privileged to have encountered this rarely seen species (which breeds on the high arctic tundra of Greenland, Canada and northeastern Siberia) on my sole visit to these remote islands. This is an adult in breeding plumage. Nonbreeding plumage is similar but with little to no pink and no collar. From a slide.
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All images are the property of the photographer and may not be reproduced, copied, downloaded, transmitted or used in any way without the written permission of the photographer, who can be contacted by registering with flickr and using flickrmail.
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