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San Diego County, California, February 28, 2009

Do you recognize this bird?

It’s actually a 2nd winter California Gull with an unusually grown upper bill. You occasionally see birds with deformed bills, but this is by far the longest deviation from normal I have ever encountered. I’m not sure how common this condition is in gulls.