Book Review # 42

GULLS OF THE WORLD – A Photographic Guide

Author: Klaus Malling Olsen

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Review:

“By my own experience, when I photographed birds from many locations in the world. The most difficult part for me was to get the correct ID when it came to gulls.

Because their plumages change patterns according to respective period of age. The odds increase the possibilities of error. Well, this Photographic Guide simplify the process to get the right names of the photographed gulls, from any location in the world.

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There are over 600 great quality photos to compare with yours. These photos are accompanied with pertinent information about descriptions, locations, habitats, migration maps, etc. A total of 368 pages!

Reading this well written and structured Guide, immediately encouraged me to revisit my photo archives, verify and correct any wrongly named gulls. For me, I admit that this guide has advanced me to the point when, if I shoot a scene of gulls mixed together in a migration flock, I’ll be able to ID each of the gull species easily. Klaus Malling Olsen has done a great job with “Gulls of the World” I’d love that!

Reviewed by:

H.J. Ruiz – Avian101.wordpress.com – April 17th, 2018

© HJ Ruiz

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15 thoughts on “Book Review # 42”

shoreacres on April 17, 2018 at 6:43 am said:

I know how important the guides are for me when it comes to flowers. It looks like this would be a great one for the gulls. Thanks for pointing it out.

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- H.J. for avian101 on April 17, 2018 at 1:06 pm said:
  
  “Without guides I’d be lost” …sounds funny, it just came to my mind. I guess that you inspired me Linda! Thank you! 🙂
  
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Kelly MacKay on April 17, 2018 at 7:36 am said:

I have been adding to my knowledge that last few years. I love bird watching now.

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- H.J. for avian101 on April 17, 2018 at 1:09 pm said:
  
  That sounds deeply smart Kelly… Now we’re two! Thanks! 🙂
  
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susanpoozan on April 17, 2018 at 9:17 am said:

Sounds like a useful book.

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- H.J. for avian101 on April 17, 2018 at 1:15 pm said:
  
  Yes, especially if you are birding near beaches or places with many seabirds. Thank you Susan. 🙂
  
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bayphotosbydonna on April 17, 2018 at 2:42 pm said:

Much needed by me, thank you for the review, HJ!

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- H.J. for avian101 on April 17, 2018 at 3:25 pm said:
  
  It’s very necessary if you do birding or photographing near shores or any places near oceans. I’m glad my review helped you. Thank you Donna, 🙂
  
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jfwknifton on April 17, 2018 at 3:32 pm said:

A great book, with superb photographs.

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- H.J. for avian101 on April 17, 2018 at 4:16 pm said:
  
  Thanks John! 🙂
  
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Lisa Rest on April 17, 2018 at 10:29 pm said:

I have been relying on Gulls of the Americas for years, but I’ll have to check this one out as well, although generally when I’ve been outside of the U.S. there haven’t been too many species to worry about all at once. But thanks for the review. It will be even better to have 2 good sources!

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tanjabrittonwriter on April 19, 2018 at 12:07 am said:

Definitely something I need! Thank you for the review.
Best wishes,
Tanja

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- H.J. for avian101 on April 19, 2018 at 1:24 pm said:
  
  That’s great! Thank you very much Tanja. 🙂
  
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Rolling Harbour on April 23, 2018 at 5:13 pm said:

Thanks for the heads-up – as others have said, we all need a guide for those gulls…

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- H.J. for avian101 on April 23, 2018 at 5:56 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much RH! 🙂
  
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