<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr">Dear Tweeters.<div>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.</div><div>AI Google came up with this comparison: Click on 'Show More'</div><div><br></div><div><a href="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" target="_blank">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</a></div><div><br></div><div>Sharpening the photo and enlarging shows pretty clearly that the legs are yellow.  Note also the weakly marked primaries.</div><div>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...........................................................</div><div>Bob OBrien  Portland</div><div>PS  If you wish to see the sharpened/enlarged photo, let me know.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM Tim Janzen <<a href="mailto:tjanzen@comcast.net" target="_blank">tjanzen@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>








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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">The legs of the adults appear to be yellow.  The only breeding
gull in Italy with yellow legs is the Yellow-legged Gull.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Tim Janzen<u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:obol-bounce@freelists.org" target="_blank">obol-bounce@freelists.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:obol-bounce@freelists.org" target="_blank">obol-bounce@freelists.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert
O'Brien<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 8, 2025 10:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> obol<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [obol] Better than a Front Row Seat<u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">But, what is their species?<u></u><u></u></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Bob OBrien  Carver OR<u></u><u></u></p>

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