herring gull

Was this juv herring gull nearsighted? Or has he simply misunderstood? He was begging in entirely the wrong direction. There was an adult gull behind him and me standing off to his side with the last few crumbs of peanuts in a bag, but he was begging towards the empty bench. Maybe he's begged at...

My girlfriend borrows my camera and snags the shot-of-the-day!

Herring Gull

I first encountered the broken-winged gull on the river side of the sand spit, trudging up out of the water to cross the dunes. After I did my own trudging around the sand spit, I saw him again swimming in the reed pool on the land side of the sand spit, where a small "inlet" of the...

The broken-winged herring gull was pretty fearless. Maybe he knew he was in a bird sanctuary, but I think more likely he just had to be brave because he couldn't fly. Sanctuary or no, the dogs from the dog beach (and their owners!) ignored the signs and several let their dogs run off leash...

Another sad story today. This young herring gull seemed to have a broken wing.

I have to put one up for Delia. I know she has a particular love for gulls ;^)

Juvenile Herring Gull.

In winter there are seasonal crowdpleasers here like whooper swans, goldeneye, goosanders, tufties, dippers at the nearby rapids, and sometimes some interesting rare visitors, because the river below the falls and power plant is reliably open, relatively calm, and has plenty of food both...

.... well nearly! LOL One of the adult gulls had gone away for a bit of peace. I actually found it difficult to get them all in this shot, as they kept moving about, and quite quickly too.

This youngster was making a heck of a racket stomping around, head lowered begging for food from the two adults. Quite amusing to watch, as they both ignored him LOL. TTTW

... well that's what I call it when birds tap the ground with alternate feet; this one was doing just that in the large grassed area of the neighbouring sheltered housing complex. It took me a few attempts to get a shot that wasn't over-exposed, think I just about got it with this one.

taken on coastal road near Little Creek, Delaware

Young Herring Gull having a scratch on the wing.

With a Crab breakfast.

Taken from the car in the harbour of Stellendam.

You'd think they could've heated the water :(