herring

I saw this Herring Gull at Fortescue Beach, New Jersey and quick snapped a picture of it out of the car window.

Thank you all for the comments on my earlier two posts -- especially the ones on the latter. I was genuinely moved. Ta. I photographed the present gull on the evening of the same day as the previously posted bird. Not liking to think of him languishing in me computer while his mate flew free on...

I am beginning to see these guys every year now in our area.

I am posting this because the colors came out so bright. I think this is a 1st winter bird.

I believe this is a Herring gull. This is a first for me. The legs were pink, though they don't show up in the picture and it was larger than the Ring-billed gulls it was with. I understand that we don't get these very often, this far inland. It just occurred to me, that I may have been...

This is a composite of four different images. The intent is to provide a single image for comparative evaluation (mostly for me) of gulls. The two gray colored gulls are; center (California Gull), upper right ( Ring-Billed Gull). These two look very much alike, but look at the bill and eyes and...

This Herring Gull was hitching a ride on the ferry between Wales and Ireland, it didnt seem to mind being photographed.

..I hope! A pic i took last week; despite the harsh sunlight in the afternoon, there was some thin ice left reflecting the colours of reed. Light and colours were changing every minute, hope you like it!

The big herring gulls sometimes try to impress the eagles by attacking them, but most of the times they don't have a chance and the eagles just go on with what they are doing and do not give any reaction to it.

At a Pontins Holiday camp, outside the chalet waiting for breakfast!

Stood outside the window, looking miserable in the rain. 1/30sec f5.6