Location
Knysna, Western Cape
South Africa
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 640 mm
Exposure 1/500 s, f/7.1, ISO 400
Image size 800 x 534 pixels
IOC Names
Order Charadriiformes Family Laridae
Deutsch Dominikanermöwe Dutch Kelpmeeuw
Italian Gabbiano del kelp Spanish Gaviota Cocinera
Comments
Kelp Gulls are omnivore and gather on landfills and a sharp increase in its population is therefore considered as an indicator for a degraded environment. They have been observed feeding on live right whales, often causing large open sores in their skin.
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| 27/11/2010 |
Kelp Gull |
Micheline JACQUEMIN
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