larus argentatus

I'm too tired to make a decision on these now, so I'll post all three and call it a survey: Which of these three fly-over shots of a young Herring Gull do you prefer?

Still too tired to decide.

suggestion from the Goosander. Next time bring some baitfish. And the fresher the better! Of course, next time this big gull may not be there. Our wintering gulls (predominantly Herring Gulls) tend to head northwards and/or eastwards come Spring. In Summer it's the Mew Gulls and Black-headeds...

We're enjoying a fabulous spring so far!!!

The alarm post is a favourite perch for larger birds, especially for gulls. It´s about 15 m-20 m above ground level, so they have a good overlook.

A tad underexposed, but I could probably fix that as it's sharp enough to take a bit more editing. Might be worth doing as I quite like that "pose".

The shot after my previous post "Gotta Fly". Yes, I know. Potty "humor" is infantile, but even at 71 I guess I've never entirely grown up ;)

And so do I. Yesterday I was busy computer shopping. My old one was, quite literally, cracking up. The screen on the new one is in a whole new league. Your pictures (and some of my own) look SOOO GREAT on this screen, even though the screen is smaller. Very much looking forward to catching up on...

Herring Gull juvenile

Rook pecking at Herring-Gull.

Rook crouching away from incoming Herring Gull.

Goéland argenté - Larus argentatus - Herring Gull

The gull wasn't hanging about for a photo shoot. Soon as the folks with the bag of bread bits left, so did the gull.

I didn't realize until I got the shot on screen that I'd also caught the bread bit in the frame.

HEGU calling for attention from some folks tossing bread bits.

Another number from the imaginary playlist

I have no idea what this gull was "singing" about, but s/he was being very vocal, so I've made up a playlist.

Yep. That's not a drop of water on this young gull's bill. It's an icicle. This was towards the end of my assigned stretch of river and docks. By this time I'd finished my finger-warming coffee and could absolutely sympathize with the gull. My fingers (again) felt icicle-tipped as well. I'm...

Herring Gull juveniles having a scrap

Herring Gull

Twist & Shout.

Young Herring Gulls are able to fly between, thirty-five to forty days after hatching, fledging at six weeks of age. The young birds are generally fed by their parents until they are eleven to twelve weeks old, sometimes the feeding may continue up to six months of age, if the young gulls...