I'm Hungry!

[Jim_Lockhart]

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Description

Lesser Black-backed Gull chick at Sandy Point in Stonington, CT beach in July. Quite a colony out there and the gulls were very vocal about my appearance. It will take this little guy 4-5 years to reach adult plumage.

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All comments and suggestions are welcome and thanks for viewing.

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Sony RX10M4, ISO 160, f/4, 1/1600, 458mm.

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[Dennis_Plank]

A very nice image of the young gull, Jim. I like the open mouth. The background is quite suitable, but the upper half of it has some really fine streaking slanting up and to the right. I’ve seen similar stuff in backgrounds now and then, including some of my own images. If you can put the gull on another layer or mask it out, a light blur brush can alleviate that.