Kumlien's Iceland Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto |
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Here
they come! Arctic gulls in Toronto. These are my first of the winter
season 2018-2019 |
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Adult Kumlien's with pale eye on the beach. 15
December 2018. |
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Adult with darker eye at the boat launch. 15
December 2018. The gulls hang out around the boat launch parking lot
where people feed the ducks and swans. 15 December 2018. |
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Third winter Kumlien's at the
boat launch. 15 December 2018. |
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Second winter (?) plumage. It
has some grey scapulars. 15 December 2018. |
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First or second winter {?)
plumage. See scapular molt in next photo. 15 December 2018 |
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Same photo as above. Some scapulars and tertials
are old and worn. Most are new. Not sure whether it's first or
second winter.15 December 2018. |
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