[Tweeters] Fwd: Gull without webbing

[Dennis Paulson]

Has anyone heard of anything like this? I haven’t.

Dennis Paulson
Seattle


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> From: Alexandra MacKenzie <mizmak at gmail.com>

> Subject: Gull without webbing

> Date: February 23, 2022 at 12:10:40 PM PST

> To: dennispaulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>

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> Hello Dennis,

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> I retired to Richland in 2018, where there's been a Slaty-backed Gull wintering over for the past few years.  Today I ran into one of the birders (Elke Davis) who has taken tons of photos of it, and she was curious about an anomaly -- it has no webbing on either foot.  Genetic abnormality?  I said that I'd ask the expert if he had ever run across such a thing, so here I am, asking you!  There is a great pic on Elke's ebird of one of the feet:

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> https://ebird.org/checklist/S96132278 <https://ebird.org/checklist/S96132278>

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> She says both feet look the same.  Wonder if it would have trouble swimming?  It seems to be surviving just fine!

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> Any info would be greatly appreciated.  

> I always enjoy seeing your FB posts.  

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> Best wishes, 

> Alex MacKenzie


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