Wow! Missed the appropriate camera settings big time! However, this photo, whether truly taken like this or not, gives me a chance to discuss a feature notable here, one that I’ve wanted to broach in this venue for a very long time: Sometimes, it’s the little things that we don’t think about that make the ID. The quiz bird is not a Slaty-backed Gull, nor is it remotely similar to that species, but I still want to discuss its string of pearls.