Belcher's Gull

[Bill Dix]

This handsome gull posed nicely on a fishing pier in the Lima harbor, on a dull, foggy morning in June. Formerly known as Band-tailed Gull because of it's diagnostic tail marking, it resides along the strip of South American coast washed by the nutrient-rich Humboldt Current. This is a non-breeding adult, showing a grey head; in breeding plumage the head is white. One of a number of lifers we had that morning.

D7200, 500f4, ISO 3200, 1/1250s @ f/6.3 manual.

[Joseph Przybyla]

A gull I know nothing about. Lovely colors of the bird, nice detail and background. Thank you for sharing, Bill.

[gail bisson]

I always love it when I see a new species posted on BPN. I had never heard of this gull until now.
Excellent IQ.
TFS- I learned something today,
Gail

[David Cowling]

Great looking bird and I love the beak. Good exposure and IQ but the head feathers back top left of the eye look a little soft to me. Thanks for showing a bird that I will probably never see for real.

[Ross Taylor]

What a cool looking gull Bill! Your shot is A-1. If anything, consider to bring out the highlights in the eye more. Thanks for posting this!
Ross

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all.

[Daniel Cadieux]

As far as gull portraits go this is about as perfect as it can get. I'm really enjoying this image.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks Daniel.