*These are off Fuji 100 & 200 ISO Sensia film shot under hazy sun conditions handheld at 250th & 350th sec with 500 mirror at F8 and scanned with a Microtek II flatbed and Kodak PhotoCD.
*| photo from 20 April | 5 birds present 12 April - at least 12 May 1997 |
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Comparison with Ring-billed Gull; jaeger wings as broad but not as long as Ring-billed Gull. Considerable variation in size between male/ female Pomarine Jaegers coupled with slighter sexual size dimorphism in Ring-billed Gulls makes generalizations regarding relative size tricky. However, it is likely that most Great Lakes Pomarines will not appear much larger than a Ring-billed Gull and generally slightly smaller. The proportionally large head, robust chest, and powerful wingbeat of the Pomarine can further the illusion of greater size over the Ring-billed Gull- V.W.F.III |
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