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Akiaki Gull (Red-billed Gull)

Chroicocephalus scopulinus

Description:

Picture was taken few days before the 5.7 & 6.0 aftershocks that struck Christchurch and central Canterbury area...Epicentre was about 2 klms away...

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2 Comments

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

I had saved this pic for my panoramio profile (although I decided not to use it, because of the bird's presence), but just because that akiaki is so cute, I posted it here instead...I need to search my hard disk for more pics from Sumner seagulls, thanks for reminding me :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Nice looking gull. Very sensible too putting the cones out.

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Spotted on Dec 20, 2011
Submitted on Oct 12, 2012

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