http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095 Gulls (often informally called seagulls) are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns (family Sternidae) and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders. Until recently, most gulls were placed in the genus Larus, but this arrangement is now known to <br/>be polyphyletic, leading to the resurrection of several genera. en-us (C) Hernan Vargas Photography hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:48:37 GMT Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:35:10 GMT Birds Animals http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p32593671-10.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095 120 80 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e2C0F22FD <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e2C0F22FD"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s9/v0/p739189501-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Golden gull_0153 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e2C0F22FD Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:03:43 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3FDB3210 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3FDB3210"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v6/p1071329808-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gull_0160Z http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3FDB3210 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:05:16 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e393DE300 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e393DE300"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p960357120-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gull_0179 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e393DE300 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:06:31 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3B287181 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3B287181"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s9/v0/p992506241-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gull_0192Z http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3B287181 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:07:50 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e2541EE57 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e2541EE57"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v6/p625077847-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e2541EE57 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:09:28 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3FB6AE50 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3FB6AE50"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s11/v3/p1068936784-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_001.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3FB6AE50 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:11:02 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e2D6328FB <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e2D6328FB"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p761473275-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_002.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e2D6328FB Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:12:31 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3CE10729 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3CE10729"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v6/p1021380393-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Trio.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3CE10729 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:14:02 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e23472310 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e23472310"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s10/v2/p591864592-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Trio_001.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e23472310 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:15:07 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1EDAEAC4 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1EDAEAC4"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p517663428-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull atack_0465M.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1EDAEAC4 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:44:17 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1A2BD3E3 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1A2BD3E3"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s11/v3/p439079907-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gull Dive_0397 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1A2BD3E3 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:51:35 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1F15707 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1F15707"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p32593671-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gull Dive_0403 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1F15707 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:00:39 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eAB9810D <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eAB9810D"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s11/v3/p179929357-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gull flight_0225 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eAB9810D Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:06:03 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e11BB5609 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e11BB5609"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p297489929-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gull_0257 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e11BB5609 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:13:19 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e13AAEFD1 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e13AAEFD1"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p329969617-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gull_0356 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e13AAEFD1 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:20:42 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e151C7CD3 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e151C7CD3"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p354188499-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gulls and Geese_0789 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e151C7CD3 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:27:50 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e6D17AFC <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e6D17AFC"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s10/v2/p114391804-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gulls_0201G http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e6D17AFC Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:36:44 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e72C10DE <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e72C10DE"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p120328414-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gulls_0259G http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e72C10DE Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:43:56 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e118973D5 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e118973D5"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v6/p294220757-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gulls_0396G http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e118973D5 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:51:00 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e24805DDA <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e24805DDA"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s11/v3/p612392410-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gulls_0402Z http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e24805DDA Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:59:52 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e35071738 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e35071738"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s9/v0/p889657144-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gulls_0695Z http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e35071738 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:08:40 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e218C6BAC <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e218C6BAC"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s2/v1/p562850732-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gulls_0718Z http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e218C6BAC Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:15:40 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3241C965 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3241C965"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s11/v3/p843172197-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gulls_0854 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3241C965 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:22:38 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3341B54F <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3341B54F"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p859944271-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Ring-billed Gull_0046 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3341B54F Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:31:41 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e24607B7B <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e24607B7B"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s9/v0/p610302843-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Snow Gulls_0812Z http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e24607B7B Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:40:31 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e335E7700 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e335E7700"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s11/v3/p861828864-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Snow Gulls_0815Z http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e335E7700 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:49:20 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3CF952B0 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3CF952B0"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p1022972592-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Young gull_0461M http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3CF952B0 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:56:29 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e31DD4740 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e31DD4740"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s2/v1/p836585280-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals YoungGull_0025Z http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e31DD4740 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:03:34 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3E92C4E6 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3E92C4E6"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s9/v0/p1049806054-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals YoungGull_0739Z http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3E92C4E6 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:12:24 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e39FE9FBD <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e39FE9FBD"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s2/v1/p972988349-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Angry Gull_1683 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e39FE9FBD Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:57:28 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e317F8C52 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e317F8C52"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v7/p830442578-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull-billed Tern_0030.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e317F8C52 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:05:34 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e20538D0 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e20538D0"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p33896656-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gull Bihavior_1683 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e20538D0 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:52:03 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e83CFB7E <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e83CFB7E"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v7/p138214270-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gull fly_5267 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e83CFB7E Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:54:09 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1D312B1C <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1D312B1C"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p489761564-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gull-3054 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1D312B1C Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:55:13 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e13E3D886 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e13E3D886"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s9/v0/p333699206-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull-billed Tern_0007.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e13E3D886 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:56:32 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e677FD99 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e677FD99"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v8/p108527001-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull-billed Tern_0009.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e677FD99 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:57:51 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3AB35A6 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3AB35A6"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p61552038-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull-billed Tern_0014.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3AB35A6 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:58:54 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1FBFC0A <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1FBFC0A"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p33291274-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull-billed Tern_0019.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1FBFC0A Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e18EC18F5 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e18EC18F5"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v8/p418126069-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull-billed Tern_0028.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e18EC18F5 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:01:26 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1C8F2B03 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1C8F2B03"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p479144707-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull-billed Tern_0029.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1C8F2B03 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:02:28 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eCCB1113 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eCCB1113"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p214634771-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull-billed Tern_0066.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eCCB1113 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:03:51 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eDD04CCE <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eDD04CCE"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p231754958-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull-billed Tern_0136.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eDD04CCE Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:04:57 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e2BAC995 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e2BAC995"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s2/v1/p45795733-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gull_0216Z http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e2BAC995 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:05:58 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e171459EF <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e171459EF"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v8/p387209711-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Gull_4077 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e171459EF Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:07:18 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1307D3 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1307D3"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s2/v1/p1247187-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_0056.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1307D3 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:19:35 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e5AC6F09 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e5AC6F09"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s9/v0/p95186697-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/> This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/> Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_0152.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e5AC6F09 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:20:42 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eCC1136B <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eCC1136B"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v8/p213980011-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_0176.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eCC1136B Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:22:08 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e16680381 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e16680381"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v7/p375915393-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_0177.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e16680381 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:23:24 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e19A79511 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e19A79511"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v8/p430413073-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_0179.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e19A79511 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:24:51 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e19439586 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e19439586"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s2/v1/p423859590-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_0203.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e19439586 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:25:58 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eBFE6457 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eBFE6457"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v8/p201221207-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_0207.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eBFE6457 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:27:17 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1860502E <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1860502E"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v8/p408965166-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_0208.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1860502E Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:28:58 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1F0E9C55 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1F0E9C55"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s2/v1/p521051221-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_0212.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1F0E9C55 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:32:23 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e38B44FD <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e38B44FD"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p59458813-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_0220.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e38B44FD Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:33:34 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e19B8BC88 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e19B8BC88"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v8/p431537288-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_0221.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e19B8BC88 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:34:59 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e15BB3B6B <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e15BB3B6B"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v7/p364591979-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_0223.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e15BB3B6B Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:36:22 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1DAF3636 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1DAF3636"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p498021942-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The Laughing Gull's English name is derived from its raucous kee-agh call, which sounds like a high-pitched laugh "ha... ha... ha...".<br/>This species is easy to identify. It is 36–41 cm (14–16 in) long with a 98–110 cm (39–43 in) wingspan. The summer adult's body is white apart from the dark grey back and wings and black head. Its wings are much darker grey than all other gulls of similar size except the smaller Franklin's Gull, and they have black tips without the white crescent shown by Franklin's. The beak is long and red. The black hood is mostly lost in winter.<br/>Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Laughing Gull_0227.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1DAF3636 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:37:21 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e16CFEDC5 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e16CFEDC5"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v7/p382725573-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) tern_0073.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e16CFEDC5 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:04:01 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3BEE557 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3BEE557"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v8/p62842199-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) tern_0167.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e3BEE557 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:05:32 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eD427D9E <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eD427D9E"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s9/v0/p222461342-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) tern_0445.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eD427D9E Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:06:54 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e10B864BC <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e10B864BC"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v7/p280519868-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) tern_0446.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e10B864BC Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:08:21 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e175EADB4 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e175EADB4"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s9/v0/p392080820-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals The gull the Duck and Butterfly_0020 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e175EADB4 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:09:36 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e363C7808 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e363C7808"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v7/p909932552-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals gulls_0084_1_1 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e363C7808 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:23:28 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e30E7CD13 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e30E7CD13"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p820497683-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals gulls_0121 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e30E7CD13 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:24:52 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e25B040AB <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e25B040AB"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s11/v3/p632307883-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals gulls_0192 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e25B040AB Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:26:12 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e389E976F <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e389E976F"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v7/p949917551-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.<br/>Their breeding habitat is near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States. They nest colonially on the ground, often on islands. This bird tends to be faithful to its nesting site, if not its mate, from year to year.<br/>They are migratory and most move south to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, also the Great Lakes.<br/>These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge. They are omnivorous; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats, foxes, cats, raccoons, coyotes, eagles, and dogs.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Ring-Billed_0137 http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e389E976F Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:27:28 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e7B80BA6 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e7B80BA6"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s2/v1/p129502118-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds_0159.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e7B80BA6 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:02:32 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e765E637 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e765E637"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s8/v11/p124118583-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds_0160.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e765E637 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:02:45 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eA550D0E <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eA550D0E"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v6/p173346062-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds_0162.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eA550D0E Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:02:55 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e13B6146E <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e13B6146E"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v8/p330699886-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds_0171.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e13B6146E Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:03:06 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e26060FF <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e26060FF"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s11/v3/p39870719-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds_0201.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e26060FF Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:03:19 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eE44DBFD <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eE44DBFD"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s8/v11/p239393789-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Chasing for a piece_2919.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eE44DBFD Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:03:37 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eB9743B3 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eB9743B3"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p194462643-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) flying in the snow_2828.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eB9743B3 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:03:49 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e19331816 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e19331816"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v8/p422778902-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) food chasing_2914.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e19331816 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:03:53 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1951909F <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1951909F"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s8/v9/p424775839-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) food chasing_2915.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1951909F Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:04:03 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1274AA56 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1274AA56"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p309635670-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull of Fire_0708.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1274AA56 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:04:14 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e5508A15 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e5508A15"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s8/v10/p89164309-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull Portrait_1540.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e5508A15 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:04:29 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eDD941C7 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eDD941C7"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p232341959-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull splash_1530.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eDD941C7 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:04:37 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1442CA11 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1442CA11"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s2/v1/p339921425-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) gulls_0103.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1442CA11 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:05:39 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1BA90402 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1BA90402"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s8/v11/p464061442-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gulls_2150Z.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1BA90402 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:08:14 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e4D94140 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e4D94140"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p81346880-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gulls_2171Z.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e4D94140 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:08:20 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eFD6EC30 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eFD6EC30"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v7/p265743408-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gulls_2177.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eFD6EC30 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:08:26 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e6EA8FDA <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e6EA8FDA"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s10/v2/p116035546-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gulls_2304Z.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e6EA8FDA Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:08:34 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e170CFD1D <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e170CFD1D"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v6/p386727197-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gulls_2341.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e170CFD1D Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:08:39 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e474919D <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e474919D"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p74748317-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull_0012R.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e474919D Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:08:49 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e7E2E11 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e7E2E11"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p8269329-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull_0012Z.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e7E2E11 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:08:55 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e425D092 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e425D092"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v7/p69587090-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull_0022R.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e425D092 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:09:02 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1EB9EF23 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1EB9EF23"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s8/v11/p515501859-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull_0030R.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1EB9EF23 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:09:13 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eCA8E2CD <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eCA8E2CD"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s8/v11/p212394701-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull_2179.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eCA8E2CD Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:09:22 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e173998FF <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e173998FF"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s8/v9/p389650687-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull_2357.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e173998FF Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:09:30 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e585A100 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e585A100"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s11/v3/p92643584-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Gull_2393.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e585A100 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:09:37 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eF24C936 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eF24C936"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s5/v4/p254069046-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) IMG_0462.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eF24C936 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:09:45 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1B0F6623 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1B0F6623"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s7/v8/p453994019-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Gulls (often informally called seagulls) are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns (family Sternidae) and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders. Until recently, most gulls were placed in the genus Larus, but this arrangement is now known to be polyphyletic, leading to the resurrection of several genera.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) IMG_0463.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1B0F6623 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:09:57 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e7F747E6 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e7F747E6"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p133646310-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) IMG_3034.tif http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e7F747E6 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:10:10 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e14D2FD92 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e14D2FD92"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s8/v10/p349371794-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Rahway Gull_0011.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e14D2FD92 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:10:57 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eDC53A24 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eDC53A24"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s2/v1/p231029284-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Rahway Gull_0011G.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eDC53A24 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:11:08 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e11FEDDC9 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e11FEDDC9"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s6/v5/p301915593-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>a young ring-billed gull affter a cold day and snow, finaly a warm and sunny day to jump and dive in the lake</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) young gull_0057.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e11FEDDC9 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:11:15 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e5B1C399 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e5B1C399"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s8/v11/p95536025-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> 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http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e11864465 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e11864465"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s8/v11/p294012005-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) _MG_2888Z.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e11864465 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:16:37 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1466BCF2 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1466BCF2"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s8/v11/p342277362-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) _MG_2921.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/e1466BCF2 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:16:47 GMT http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eB9750A3 <p><a href="http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eB9750A3"><img src="http://www.hvargasimage.com/img/s8/v12/p194465955-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>The Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull.<br/>Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and with a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. They have a white head, neck and underparts and a relatively short, yellow bill with a dark ring. The back and wings are silver grey and they have yellow legs. Their eyes are yellow and their outer rims are red. This bird takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.</p> hvargas@hvargasimage.com (Hernan Vargas Photography) Birds Animals Larus de Lawarensis_2566.jpg http://WWW.HVARGASIMAGE.COM/p359971095/eB9750A3 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:34:48 GMT