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Black-headed gull

            in a winter plumage. A flock of noisy Black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) landed on the river when a passer-by started feeding resident swans. They didn’t stay for long though. 

In the past the scientific name of this species was Larus ridibundus. Larus in Latin ‘larus’ or in Ancient Greek ‘laros’ apparently meaning “gull” or “seabird”. The epithet ‘ridibundus’ means in Latin “laughing lot” referring to its characteristic call resembling laugh, and a noisy behaviour of the flock.  20 years ago, all black-headed species moved to a separate genus ”Chroicocephalus”. This name is an amalgamation of two Ancient Greek words ‘khroizo’, “to colour", and ‘kephale’, "head”, i.e. ‘colour-headed’ – makes more sense… in summer, when they are in a breeding plumage. In winter months their heads mainly white with few dark streaks and spots. The river Avon’s riverside, Bath, BANES, England UK.  

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Taken in: UK / England / Bath (show map)

Taken on: December 4, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS R6m2, f/9.0, 1/400 sec, 400mm, ISO 8000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R6m2
Lens:	RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	8000
Exposure Bias:	+1 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Digital Photo Professional
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