Pelican style seagull kind of bird ...
 

Apparently I'm not an ornithologist <img src="http://thephotoforum.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Wink" smilieid="36" class="inlineimg" /></p>
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<p>So if anyone knows the real name for these birds I'd be grateful for enlightenment ...</p>
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<p>Taken on Santa Monica Pier last November, tried to improve the colours/haziness with Levels.</p>
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<p><img src="http://www.polymoog.se/usa08/smvnbech/smvn034.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>EXIF : Pentax *ist DL, Sigma 17-70mm, 1/1250 sec, F11, ISO 200, focal length 70mm</p>
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<p><img src="http://www.polymoog.se/usa08/smvnbech/smvn035.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>EXIF : Pentax *ist DL, Sigma 17-70mm, 1/1200 sec, F11, ISO 200, focal length 70mm</p>
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<p>All C&amp;C welcome ... - is the head a little too dark still in the first one?</p>
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