tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560670859912460028.post5213658162156456107..comments2024-03-17T13:20:40.449-07:00Comments on Chris Gibbins - gulls & birds: Herring Gulls: some examples of variabilityChris Gibbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07069443604998118043noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560670859912460028.post-69519925660012408002011-02-22T23:11:55.807-08:002011-02-22T23:11:55.807-08:00Hi Baz. Yep, the variability is pretty scary. No...Hi Baz. Yep, the variability is pretty scary. Not sure exactly (insufficient ring recoveries) but it seems to me that we must get winterers here from a large area - from Scandinavia, the eastern Baltic, and likely also Faroes and Iceland. This might help explain some of the variability; actually i think L.a.argentatus as a taxon needs some revision, as it encompasses a lot of statially structured variability - personally, i dont think eastern baltic 'argentatus' are anything like N Norwegian ones, yet they are all currently lumped as 'Northern/Scandinavian' HG. But that is a personal rant....<br /><br />The kit I used for these pics is a Canon EOS 1D mk IV, attached to a canon 300 mm f2.8. lens. This combo is perfect for gulls i think. I mostly use it with a 1.4 x converter. Ive had the lens a few years now, and was lucky to get it before the recent price increase... <br /><br />Cheers for now,<br /><br />GibChris Gibbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069443604998118043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560670859912460028.post-58879403134713012572011-02-17T15:08:01.112-08:002011-02-17T15:08:01.112-08:00For 1 day that's a lot of variation. The darke...For 1 day that's a lot of variation. The darker bird would certainly have had me interested. Top quality pics as ever - what kit do you use these days? BazBarry Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560670859912460028.post-8105731147241268082011-02-14T03:20:34.596-08:002011-02-14T03:20:34.596-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com