slender billed gull

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It's quite lovely Pratim.

Lovely work as usual :-)

Thanks Kal Danner ... Thanks Paul Hopkinson ...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 466 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..SKENDER BILLED GULL...[From a Photograph of MR. AMISH PATEL] ... WATERCOLOUR ...A4...2014... The slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei) is a mid-sized gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the north of the western Indian Ocean (e.g. Pakistan) on islands and coastal lagoons. Most of the population is somewhat migratory, wintering further south to north Africa and India, and a few birds have wandered to western Europe. A stray individual was reportedly seen on Antigua, April 24, 1976 (AOU, 2000). The scientific name of this bird commemorates the Italian naturalist Giuseppe Gené. This species is 37 to 40 cm (14.6 to 15.7 in) long with a 90 to 102 cm (35.4 to 40.2 in) wingspan. It is therefore slightly larger than the black-headed gull, which it resembles, although it does not have a black hood in summer. It has a pale grey body, white head and breast and black tips to the primary wing feathers. The head and dark red bill have an elongated tapering appearance, and this bird also appears long-necked. The legs are dark red, and the iris is yellow. In summer, the breast has a faint pink colouration. About half of the slender-billed gull's food is fish. It flies a few metres above the surface of the water and dives into the water when it sees suitable prey. It also probes in the mud with its beak and feeds on marine invertebrates. It also catches insects in flight.[INFO:WIKIPEDIA]