African Bird Club

Franklin's gull - Adult

Photographer

» Johan van Rensburg

Location

» Centurion Lake, Gauteng, South Africa

Country image taken

» South Africa

Date

» August, 2008

Equipment

» Canon 40D, 400mm f/5.6

Bird Species

»Leucophaeus pipixcan - Franklin's Gull

Bird Species (French)

»Mouette de Franklin

Bird Family

»Laridae - Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» The second record of this specie for inland South Africa; it sat in the same area virually everyday for weeks.