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Make:NIKON CORPORATION
Model:NIKON D5100
Shutter Speed:1/640 second
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Focal Length:300 mm
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Date Taken:Jul 18, 2012, 10:18:27 AM
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Doom for the sea bugby *DeeOtter

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Birds

Noticed that the sea bug has its appendages spread out in that 'help meeeee' pose while being in the beak of a seagull.
I thought it was amusing.

It was a bad day to be a sea bug.

And it seems that this gull is classified as 'Near Threatened' due to the fact that 90-95% of the birds breed on ONE island. The island that they breed on was declared a sanctuary, so disturbing or hunting down their eggs is frowned upon.

Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
Pacific coast line, San Fransisco CA

*meihua Jul 29, 2012

Huh, didn't know they were near threatened! I snapped a shot of a juvenile once: [link]
They're such distinctive looking gulls, this is a nice shot of one

*DeeOtter Jul 29, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Me either till I was looking up the scientific name. I think that brings my total of birds in the wild seen that are not of 'Least concern' to three.

*meihua Jul 29, 2012

Nice! What are the other two? California condor??

*DeeOtter Jul 29, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

California condor and olive-sided flycatcher that is also near threatened due to loss of wintering habitats.
Have yet to find pinyon jays, which look to be considered vulnerable according to the IUCN (Then again you can take that listing with a grain of salt, as I don't think it accounts for localized listings.)

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