Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis4cy, March 2011, Warwickshire |
© A. R. Dean
Images 22 & 23. 3W (4cy), mid March 2011.
(Image 1 in the series is at 20/01/2010).
At rest on water, could easily be taken as an adult but in flight the pattern of the spread wing reveals true age (3W and 4cy). Legs now developing a fuller yellow hue but still less rich than in adult summer.
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