Glaucous-winged Gull - Larus glaucescens, winter plumage

1/6/07

Des Moines Beach Park, Des Moines, Washington, U.S.A.

Larus glaucescens

By far the most common gull in the Puget Sound region. Note the gray/white-tipped primary feathers of the wings.

Taken with a Nikon N65, zoom lens Quantaray 70-300mm 1:4-5.6D LDO Macro.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

Genus: Larus

Species: glaucescens

(Larus glaucescens) Glaucous-winged Gull

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