Gull on a Railing Post With the Chrysler Building Behind It

Seagull perched on railing above East River with Manhattan skyline including UN Secretariat and Chrysler Building.
Seagull perched on railing above East River with Manhattan skyline including UN Secretariat and Chrysler Building.

Seagull on the East River waterfront in Midtown Manhattan, with the United Nations Secretariat Building and the Chrysler Building in the background. The green-glass Secretariat, completed in 1952, is the main administrative building of the United Nations headquarters complex. The Chrysler Building, completed in 1930, remains one of New York City's best-known Art Deco skyscrapers.

Taken September 2008

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