Rochester Waste Water Treatment Plant, NH, December 16th, 2004. Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus graellsii, adults. A decent day for these with at least three birds present.

Fig. 2

Figs 2 & 3. Nice adult or near adult but with rather weak leg color. The legs appeared somewhat pinkish in the field but in these shots look slightly more yellowish, especially when compared to the smithsonianus to the left.

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Figs 4 & 5. The third adult/near adult of the day, this bird showing a notable reddish gape line. © James P. Smith.

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