What is this gull? (1 Viewer)

[Mila]

As you will see in the video it flew away with a mallard duckling. It looks as it has an unusual coloration. I might have another video of the same gull.

 

[Mila]

I believe this is the same one. What do you think?

 

[pbgrebe]

Wow! That's quite a video! That unfortunate duckling paid the ultimate price for getting separated from the tightly packed grouping of the brood (a stark illustration of the adaptiveness of keeping tightly grouped when confronted by a predator). The mom put up a valiant defense but the skill and agility of the gull was just too much for her. She made the mistake of letting the gull sucker her away from her brood. Looks like an immature western gull in its 2nd winter plumage/colors.

 

[KC Foggin]

Checking it out with the Google images it looks just like a Western Gull!