"Bobbing for Salmon Roe"

 

this individual needs momentum to reach the nutritious prize -- freshly spawned salmon eggs

so a short flight up to dive suffices

 

Iceland Gull (ICGU Larus glaucoides thayeri))

Thayer's Subspecies

 

Goldstream Provincial Park

Vancouver Island BC

 

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Formerly Thayer's Gull [Thayer's Gull THGU (Larus thayeri)]

and Iceland Gull [Iceland Gull (Larus kumlieni)]

were designated as 2 separate species.

 

Now lumped under Iceland Gull.

Done