Larus fuscus fuscus 2cy CSX2 May 15 2010, Eilat, Israel. Image: Amir Ben Dov.
A 2cy fuscus in spring, ringed on July 06 2009 near Kotka, east of Helsinki in Finland. All remiges and rectrices second generation. Scapulars, wing-coverts and tertials a mix of older second generation feathers which have turned faded brown, and more recently replaced feathers which are plain grey. Legs with faint yellow tones. Iris pale blue-yellow.
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