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Wednesday 22 January 2014
Herring Gull juvenile [Larus argentatus]
Herring gulls are large, noisy gulls found throughout the year around our coasts and inland around rubbish tips, fields, large reservoirs and lakes, especially during winter. Adults have light grey backs, white under parts, and black wing tips with white 'mirrors'. Their legs are pink, with webbed feet and they have heavy, slightly hooked bills marked with a red spot. Young birds are mottled brown. They have suffered moderate declines over the past 25 years and over half of their UK breeding population is confined to fewer than ten sites. [RSPB]
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Bob, wonderful series on the Herring Gull!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eileen.
DeleteWhat a beauty!! White as the snow.
ReplyDeleteA young Herring Gull, nearly all white Keith.
Deletelovely white bird BOB°_°
ReplyDelete°_°
Deletethey appear quite haughty. :)
ReplyDeleteze weten dat ze groot zijn en gebruiken dat ook.
ReplyDeleteA ja lubię te krzykliwe mewy i ich zdjęcia. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteAnd I like the flashy gulls and their pictures. Yours.
They are beautiful Giga.
DeleteVery nice. They look so confident.
ReplyDeleteBob, this is a wonderful, beautiful series of photos.
ReplyDeleteLieber Bob,
ReplyDeleteauch wenn die Silbermöwen Räuber sind, so gefallen sie mi
doch sehr. Es ist ein stolzer Vogel.
The ultimate 'seaside gull'.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots Bob.
delightful photos again Bob
ReplyDeleteI like these white birds, they are noisy but so beautiful
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Noisy but elegant, thanks Ela.
DeleteBrilliant portraits Bob !!
ReplyDeleteBob, dandy shots! They are very voracious those Herring Gulls. I think they'll eat anything. I saw one, force a Starfish down it's gullet. It was quite a chore!
ReplyDeleteWow, that was a feat wasn't it.
DeleteJust a quick note to let you know that I'm still following you, but I changed to Wordpress and the blog name. The new address is:
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Great close-up and quality as usual.
Thanks Maria, you are on my list, have a nice day.
DeleteBeautiful are the photos, Bob!
ReplyDeleteI do love gulls. Survivors, greedy, and with a larrikin charm.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful series of these Herring Gull.
ReplyDeleteVery well photographed, Bob.
Cheers for the comments Irma.
DeleteNice close ups.
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