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Dark Eyed Pacific Gulls

To: "'Vin Lam'" <>
Subject: Dark Eyed Pacific Gulls
From: "Bruce Robertson" <>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:21:43 +1000
>From the close-up image of the head of this bird, it appears to me as though
the iris of the eye is possibly a yellowish colour.  I agree that it appears
as though there is not much, if any, speckling in the iris of the eye - just
a basic background yellow colour.
Another point to consider here is that there are a number of medical
conditions that can affect the colour of the eye e.g. hyper-lipaemia and
jaundice to name just two.  Physical injury can also affect eye colour.
Bleeding into the anterior chamber of the eye, a condition called hyphaema,
can also cause the eye to appear very dark in colour.  The pupil here is
easily visible and appears normal, so I do not suspect any conditions like
lens luxation etc.
Bruce Robertson
Warragul
0427 231 344.

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 On Behalf Of Vin Lam
Sent: Thursday, 11 August 2005 3:52 PM
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Subject: Dark Eyed Pacific Gulls

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:01:09 +1000, Vin Lam <> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Can anybody tell me what percentage of Eastern Pacific Gulls have dark
> eyes? Flicking through old photos, I found an individual with dark eyes,
> of similar darkness to those of Kelp Gull. This bird was
> seen 16th June last year on the Altona Foreshore. Could it have been
> a Western Race? or just abberant?
>

For those who did not understand what I meant about the 'dark
eye', I have posted a more close up photo here.

http://naturevhl.atspace.com/PacificGull/pg.html


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Vin Lam, Melbourne Australia
bird count : 446
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