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  1. W

    Larus argentatus or michahellis ? LYON France

    Hello, I have some doubts about this first-winter gull observed in Lyon (France) on November 19, 2024. The identification is problematic for me—it shows characteristics of a Yellow-legged Gull but also of a Herring Gull... Could it possibly be a hybrid? If anyone specializes in gulls, I...
  2. M

    Juvenile Gull, Lafontaine Park Montreal, Canada 3.10.2024

    Hello! Could this be a 2CY Larus delawarensis? I seem to have lost the shots showing the bill more clearly and its pretty legs were underwater. Location: Lafontaine Park, Montreal Canada Date: October 3, 2024 late afternoon. Behavior: As pictured, on the large artificial pond with other...
  3. Seagull with Lunch

    Seagull with Lunch

    This seagull managed to get close enough to a sea lion to steal a salmon snack.
  4. Glaucous-winged Gull

    Glaucous-winged Gull

    Gull watching for opportunities to get a free meal from the seals and sea lions.
  5. ShlundoKyogre

    Ring-Billed Gull with one leg? - 8/4/24 - Spruce Run Reservoir - New Jersey - USA

    I was a reservoir photographing Ring-billed Gulls and I noticed something odd about a certain individual. It seems to have one leg absent from it when it was photographed. I'm not sure if it's due to the fact it's tucking in it's leg into it's feathers or it has a leg missing from it completely...
  6. K

    are these gull Vega or Herring

    The first gull was seen last winter, heavy streaking and darker back The second gull was seen this summer, in person it was dark enough to make me think lesser black back until i saw the pink legs, thoughts ?
  7. Bonaparte’s Gull

    Bonaparte’s Gull

    This was taken at a local lagoon. Thanks for viewing the image.
  8. 'You looking at me?'

    'You looking at me?'

    A yellow-legged gull giving me the hard stare in Rome
  9. Ring-billed Gull

    Ring-billed Gull

    I like trying to get up close to these guys at this time of year. A bird that is overlooked but presents a nice red eye ring and base of the bill in early spring. Hope you enjoy the image.
  10. Herring Gull

    Herring Gull

    I am not 100 percent sure of the ID, any input/corrections would be appreciated. This was taken off my dock recently. Hope you enjoy the image.
  11. Sitting Pretty

    Sitting Pretty

    Winter plumage black-headed gull
  12. T

    Downtown Seattle, WA, United States - Juvenile Jaeger/Gull/Skua

    Hey all, there's this bird that likes to hang out on the roof of the building right by my apartment. It comes to this rooftop nearly every day and calls into the air when gulls are nearby. For a while, I thought it was a hungry juvenile gull - but if a gull approaches it and lands on the roof...
  13. kingfisher53

    Herring Gull or ???

    Dears, Could you pls help me to identify the Larus attached. Photos taken by me in Black Sea Coast of Istanbul this week . There was a big flock of Larus over 1000 members mostly Yellow Legged, some Caspian and a few Lesser Black Backed.
  14. J

    Request What Type Of Seagull Is This In North Wales?

  15. Fandango739

    California, USA - Gulls galore

    Palo Alto, California. Seen bayside. October. It has been way too long since I last visited coastal California. 1) Bonaparte's? 2 - 4) ? 5) Herring? 6) ? I know that's a bunch, but I am truly grateful for any help!
  16. R

    Immature Gull ID - Saskatchewan Canada

    I'm thinking immature herring gull and immature ring billed gull but I'd like a second opinion because I'm very new at gull ID.
  17. Heringsmöwe | Lesser Black-backed Gull & Mantelmöwe | Great Black-backed Gull

    Heringsmöwe | Lesser Black-backed Gull & Mantelmöwe | Great Black-backed Gull

    Not completely in focus, but worth a look because of the size difference: a Lesser Black-backed Gull stands directly in front of a Great Black-backed Gull on Baltrum beach
  18. Eimajm

    Yellow-legged or Lesser black-backed Gull?- Hastings, UK

    Taken today 01/08/23. It's about time I properly got to grips with these gulls and I need your help. My thoughts are that contrasty head and clear mask and a pretty heavy bill whiteish belly and undertail point to YLG, but I'm really not confident enought yet to call it myself. If this is YLG...
  19. F

    Herring Gull with grey head (aberrant)? (Dutch coast, IJmuiden, July 6th 2023)

    This evening I saw this Gull approaching over the beach and dunes. Its dark gray head and breast really stood out even from a large distance, so I ran up a dune to take pictures. Due to the very nice evening sun it's not even that obvious in the pictures, but its head and breast were really...
  20. California Gull

    California Gull

    I believe this is a 2nd year juvenile. I like how its wings look like digital camouflage, with one feather being replaced at a time.
  21. Andy Hurley

    Large Gull, possibly Cachinnans, Steinhorster Becken near Paderborn, NRW, Germany, 8th May '23

    My first thought was Caspian Gull, but would like your input, as I have been more wrong than right in my ID's recently. Only one image I'm afraid. Many thanks!
  22. Fandango739

    Adult Gulls - Camano Washington State USA

    All seen last week during cold and dreary weather at a west side beach. The lighting was tricky, potentially altering the appearance / darkness of plumage. The bill extension on the first gull is actually a shell the bird is holding. Many thanks!
  23. O

    What gull is this? - Warwick UK

    I'm rubbish at sea birds, seeing I live in the middle of the country. What is this gull? It was flying around while I was taking shots of buzzards.
  24. R

    A very pale first winter Gull in Mai Po, Hong Kong

    Found on 01 March 2023 at Mai Po Nature Reserve mudflat in Hong Kong ( East Asia), Hi, I found a very pale large gull with dark mandible and white primaries, Was put it to be a very pale Slaty-backed Gull 2cy at that time, but still like to ask if any advise on it. Thanks.
  25. Lakescape-859

    Lakescape-859

    Lesser Black-backed Gull ... a rarity in inland waterbodies ... Adult with immature ... on World Wetlands Day _________________ Sultanpur National Park Gurugram Haryana India 2 February 2023
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