[Tweeters] Fwd: [obol] Better than a Front Row Seat

[Robert O'Brien via Tweeters]

Dear Tweeters.
Well, I also posed the same Vatican Gull question down here and got a
different answer.  European Herring and Yellow-legged Gulls are quite
similar.
AI Google came up with this comparison: Click on 'Show More'

https://www.google.com/search?q=european+herring+gull+vs.+yellow+legged+gull&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS985US985&oq=european+herring+gull+vs.+yellow+legged+gull&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRirAjIHCAcQIRiPAjIsHCAgQIRiPAtIBCTE0NTg3ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Sharpening the photo and enlarging shows pretty clearly that the legs are
yellow.  Note also the weakly marked primaries.
Now that we've gotten that weighty issue out of the way, we can worry about
the upcoming relationship between the current US administration and the
beginning Vatican
administration...........................................................
Bob OBrien  Portland
PS  If you wish to see the sharpened/enlarged photo, let me know.



On Thu, May 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM Tim Janzen <tjanzen at comcast.net> wrote:


> The legs of the adults appear to be yellow.  The only breeding gull in

> Italy with yellow legs is the Yellow-legged Gull.

>

> Sincerely,

>

> Tim Janzen

>

>

>

> *From:* obol-bounce at freelists.org [mailto:obol-bounce at freelists.org] *On

> Behalf Of *Robert O'Brien

> *Sent:* Thursday, May 8, 2025 10:37 AM

> *To:* obol

> *Subject:* [obol] Better than a Front Row Seat

>

>

>

> But, what is their species?

>

> Bob OBrien  Carver OR

>

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