While in Monterey a few years ago I had an opportunity to photograph the
northern and southern race of the Western Gulls together. When I first saw
the birds together I was sure the lighter bird was a different species
until they started "talking" to each other. It was quite a conversation.

http://hale.pepperdine.edu/~jlrosso/western.htm

Jim


At 06:50 AM 11/23/99 -0800, Eugene Hunn wrote:
>Deborah,
>
>With regard to your comment about Western Gulls at Iona and the contrast
>with Western Gulls in San Diego. Bear in mind that the San Diego Western
>Gulls are probably most or all the southern, darker-mantled race "wymani."
>So our Western Gulls will not be so dark but may still be perfectly honest
>Westerns.
>
>Gene Hunn.
>

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