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Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 8:26 pm
by scientist
wow!! good job you're right it's an anhinga
I actually tried to get the head in when I took the pic 1 year ago
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 9:32 pm
by austinfhs
I always though this guy looked funny.
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 9:44 pm
by chia
Um... I don't know much [read: anything] about the non-passerine birds, but I'd think it's either a herring gull or california gull...
herring?
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 9:50 pm
by kjhsscioly
It is hard to tell with the angle... Is it a northern fulmar?
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 9:54 pm
by chia
Yeah, I think you're right.
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 10:35 pm
by austinfhs
kjhsscioly wrote:It is hard to tell with the angle... Is it a northern fulmar?
Yup that's correct! this picture doesn't really show it, but I think they look rather plump all the time, haha
@Chia: The northern fulmar and pink-footed shearwaters have the tubed-nose. The gulls do not, but have the white tipped beak. The herring looks "meaner" and has pink feet, while the California has golden feet and looks "nicer". Haha those terms are subjective I guess.
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: January 7th, 2011, 7:04 pm
by kjhsscioly
I am not sure you can ID from this pic, but it will be a good challenge
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: January 7th, 2011, 7:24 pm
by crazy77
First thing that came to my mind was Herring Gull
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: January 7th, 2011, 7:29 pm
by AlphaTauri
Laughing Gull (adult, non-breeding)?
No, never mind.
Re: Ornithology ID Practice
Posted: January 7th, 2011, 7:29 pm
by kjhsscioly
yep, Juvenile Herring