This first-basic Herring Gull larus a.
smithsonianus was photographed by Ted Lee Eubanks in
Brazoria County, Texas in mid-November, 1989. This is an example
of the minority of birds seen in Texas that have replaced all
the mantle/scaps with first-basic feathers before November (some
of these feathers are already looking worn, indicating that they
were replaced well before this picture was taken). Note on the
open wing how the inner primaries have dark outer webs and pale
inner webs - normally P1 - P4 would be pale on both webs:
