Tweeters,
Rock pigeons have red or pink legs and feet, not black.
Greg Toffic
Everett

----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy McWethy" <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com>
To: "Michael Hobbs" <birdmarymoor at verizon.net>; "Tweeters (E-mail)"
<TWEETERS at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Re: Ivory Gulls ? Point Wilson


> Bob, and Tweets,
> I do not think I have ever seen a gull pointing its
> wings that far above its head, nearly vertical. They
> do not seen to flap their wings like that. And these
> birds are really barrel-chested for a gull. Relative
> to the pictures of the Ivory Gull, these have very
> rounded wing-tips as well.
> Also I do not see the black beak, these appear to be
> lighter, or maybe even yellow-ish, or Pink-ish.
>
> For some stock Photos of white doves:
> http://www.fotolia.com/id/1672292
> http://www.memorymakers.net/images/releaseLarge.jpg
> http://www.babinets.com/photo-blog-home/picture-beautiful-doves-photo_1582.html
>
> PS. Do a web-search on 'white dove flying picture'.
> The number of web-sites about releasing white doves at
> weddings and funerals is pretty crazy! Lots of stock
> photographs as well.
>
> Guy
> --- Michael Hobbs <birdmarymoor at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> On the contrary, they look pretty good in comparison
>> with this photo:
>>
>>
> http://www.absc.usgs.gov/research/seabird_foragefish/photogallery/Picture_of_Month/Nov03-Ivory_Gull/Nov03-Ivory_Gull.htm
>>
>> [ If you can't get the link to work, this photo came
>> up as the top hit in
>> Google Images for Ivory Gull ]
>>
>> The Point Wilson birds seem to have yellowish bills,
>> which Rock Pigeon would
>> not.
>>
>> == Michael Hobbs
>> == Kirkland, WA
>> == http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
>> == birdmarymoor at verizon.net
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <celata at pacifier.com>
>> To: <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:25 AM
>> Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Ivory Gulls ? Point Wilson
>>
>>
>> > Boy, I hate to be a buzz-kill, but the look like
>> > white ROCK PIGEONS to me.....
>> >
>> >> Subject: Ivory Gulls ? Point Wilson
>> >> From: "Bob Whitney" <rlw AT cablespeed.com>
>> >> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:02:48 -0700
>> >>
>> >> 4-16 Point Wilson, I saw 4 all white gulls which
>> had black legs and
>> >> eyes.
>> >> The only gulls I know that fit that description
>> are Ivory Gulls but I
>> >> know
>> >> this is unlikely, take a look at the images on my
>> flickr page. The images
>> >> are poor quality and not what I would normally
>> display on my page. I
>> > would
>> >> like to hear what you think.
>> >>
>> >> Bob Whitney
>> >>
>> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlw/
>> >
>> > Mike Patterson
>> > Astoria, OR
>> >
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> Guy McWethy
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