Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
The aptly named Western Gull is strictly a resident of the west coast of the USA north to southern British Columbia and south to the northern Pacific coast of Baja California. In the northern end of its range, these birds frequently interbreed with Glaucous-Winged Gulls.
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertibrate Zoology in Camarillo, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:02 10:02 |
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Location:
W F V Z |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/4 |
File Name: D3X4645-WesternGull |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertibrate Zoology in Camarillo, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:02 10:03 |
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Location:
W F V Z |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/5 |
File Name: D3X4646-WesternGull |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertibrate Zoology in Camarillo, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:02 10:05 |
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Location:
W F V Z |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/5 |
File Name: D3X4648-WesternGull |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:02:16 13:54 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X7175-WesternGull |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Hatch year bird near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2008:09:10 12:02 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: jcd0477WesternGull |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Hatch year bird near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2008:09:10 15:11 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: jcd0869WesternGull |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2008:09:19 7:24 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: jcd1104WesternGull |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: First winter bird. Open Ocean, off shore from Mission Beach and La Jolla, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:01 11:37 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD4556.WesternGull |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:04:14 9:18 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD7167_WesternGull |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Image captured from a day at the La Jolla Cove. San Diego County California 2011-04-14. |
Date Taken: 2011:04:14 9:23 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD7194_WesternGull |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:04:20 14:44 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD7462-WesternGull |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:04:20 14:51 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD7513-WesternGull |
| © 2011 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Chumming gulls with popcorn attracts other birds. Open Ocean, off shore from Mission Beach and La Jolla, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:01:01 11:25 |
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Location:
The Muirlands |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 200 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD8573.WesternGull |
| © 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Near La Jolla Cove. San Diego, California. (The date of Dec. 12 has been questioned, due to the age of the juviniles.) |
Date Taken: 2000:12:10 7:54 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A0L10a15WesternGull |
| © 2000 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:03:05 10:16 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X3426-WesternGull |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Juvenile bird loafing near the mouth of the Chetco River in Brookings Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:09 12:48 |
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Location:
Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WesternGull-Juvenile_D5X0892-BrookingsHarbor |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: On our third day aboard the Shugun, bound for San Roque and Isla Acencion, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:11 13:32 |
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Location:
Isla Asunción |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: WesternGull_D5X5080 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: On our third day aboard the Shugun, bound for San Roque and Isla Acencion, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:11 13:22 |
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Location:
Isla Asunción |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/8000 |
File Name: WesternGull_D5X5025 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Airborne birds were easy pickin's at the South Jetty of the Rogue River in Gold Beach Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:09 9:27 |
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Location:
South Jetty |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: WesternGull_D5X0775-GoldBeach-Oregon |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Apparently tiring of being pestered for food, this adult chases away a fledgling. Early morning at the La Jolla Cove. San Diego California. |
Date Taken: 2018:07:15 8:16 |
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Location:
La Jolla Cove |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: WesternGull-_D504418-LaJolla |
| © 2018 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: This adult gull found a prize. The channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Juis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 9:28 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: WesternGull_D5X4204-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: First year bird at the Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 8:30 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: D3X0010-WesternGull-1stWinter |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Breeding adult at the Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 8:28 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: D3X9996-WesternGull-Breeding |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Fledglings anticipating a meal in the early morning at the La Jolla Cove. San Diego California. |
Date Taken: 2018:07:15 9:11 |
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Location:
La Jolla Cove |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: WesternGull-ParentFeeding-Fledgling_D504592-LaJolla |
| © 2018 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: On our third day aboard the Shugun, bound for San Roque and Isla Acencion, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:11 13:27 |
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Location:
Isla Asunción |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: WesternGull_D5X5078 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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