Pauhana Senior Member 939 posts Likes: 58 Joined Feb 2010 Location: Nashville, Tennessee More info | Feb 06, 2012 17:04 | #1 Sanderlings  Couple of Gull's species that are not so common on West Coast of Florida Lesser Black Backed Gull  Great Black Backed Gull This one is Huge. About 30" Long. More typical on Atlantic Coast than Gulf Coast. Easy to pick out at distance because so much larger than typical Laughing Gull common around here.  Confused and Prone to Wander.........
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LevinadeRuijter I'm a bloody goody two-shoes!  22,983 posts Gallery: 457 photos Best ofs: 12 Likes: 15563 Joined Sep 2008 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, EU More info | Feb 06, 2012 17:50 | #2 Oh wow, a Great black-backed Gull! I have never seen one. Are they a lot bigger than the lesser black-backed gulls? Great captures, Pauhana. Wild Birds of Europe: https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?p=19371752
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kpflynn Goldmember 2,186 posts Joined May 2010 Location: Biloxi, MS More info | Feb 06, 2012 18:21 | #3 Cool. All the sanderlings are facing the same direction. Maybe due to the wind. The black backed gull looks evil.
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Pauhana THREAD STARTER Senior Member 939 posts Likes: 58 Joined Feb 2010 Location: Nashville, Tennessee More info | Feb 07, 2012 16:01 | #4 Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #13837099  Oh wow, a Great black-backed Gull! I have never seen one. Are they a lot bigger than the lesser black-backed gulls? Great captures, Pauhana. according to Sibley......Lesser is 21" l WS 54", Great is 30" L and 65" WS. So both are large birds Confused and Prone to Wander.........
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