Out in San Diego County for a high school graduation and an 8th grade promotion, I grabbed an hour before a heavy day of events and checked out Torrey Pines beach.
I suspect this is a first-year California Gull.
Some Royal Terns at long distance.
There were ten Long-billed Curlews including some juveniles.
Same gull.
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