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This juvenile Scandinavian Herring Gull (Larus argentatus argentatus) was photographed in July 1995 in Baltic Germany by Ronald Klein. Ronald comments: "A very dark and small individual. Herring Gulls in western Baltic belong to the nominate race. Colour-ringed as chick in Baltic Germany". Note the juvenile mantle/scaps that closely resemble those of smithsonianus: