This presumed first-basic smithsonianus Herring Gull was photographed at Linkcrest
Landfill, Fort Worth, Texas, by Martin Reid in January 2003. Three
unusual aspects of this individual are:- the pattern of the underparts,
the pale inner webs to all the primaries, and the tone of gray
of the 2nd-generation mantle and scaps (darker than RBGU in direct
comparison):
