Location
Doñana National Park, Andalusia
Spain
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 168 mm
Exposure 1/1250 s, f/14.0, ISO 640
Image size 800 x 534 pixels
IOC Names
Order Charadriiformes Family Laridae
Deutsch Korallenmöwe Dutch Audouins Meeuw
Italian Gabbiano corso Spanish Gaviota de Audouin
Comments
Named after the French naturalist Jean Victoire Audoin, it is still a rare bird, with 10 000 pairs (recovering from the 1000 pairs estimated in 1960). It is strictly pelagic or coastal, feeding on fish and nesting colonially on small islands. Note the red bill, the string of "pearls" at wing tips, and dark grey or greenish legs.
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| 25/07/2012 |
Audouin's Gull |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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