In addition to what Katrina said, 1st winter Franklin's should have white outer
tail feather; a characteristic not shown by the photo.
Cheers,
Ber Harris, Adelaide
Katrina Knight <> wrote:
At 08:56 PM 01/21/2009 Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge wrote:
>A Laughing Gull has been reported from Palm Cove, 30 mins north
>of Cairns, and can be viewed at http://cairns.nu/home/b/
>It does look like a Laughing Gull to my untrained eye but can
>we rule out Franklins? The bird has been here since at least
>the 19th Jan. and was still present on 21st
I've seen plenty of Laughing Gulls but not that many Franklin's.
Judging from just one picture can sometimes fool you, but I
don't see anything in that picture to make me think it isn't a
Laughing Gull. An immature Franklin's Gull should have a larger
and darker dark area on the head rather than just the darker
spot behind the eye. Laughing Gulls also look heavier-billed
than Franklin's Gulls which fits with how this one looks in the
picture. There's a size difference too, but since the bird is
alone in the picture that's not useful.
--
Katrina Knight
Reading, PA, USA
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