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Larus occidentalis
The western gull has a white head and body, and gray wings. It has a yellow bill with a red subterminal spot (small spot near the end of the bill that chicks peck in order to stimulate feeding). The feet are pink.
The western gull is rarely encountered inland or away from the ocean[6] and is almost an exclusively marine gull. It nests on offshore islands and rocks along the coast, and on islands inside estuaries. A colony also exists on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. These ones were in Fishermans Wharf, SF.
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