Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
Description:
chatty Swallow-tailed Gull looking for consumables
Parroquia Isla Santa María (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra), Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador
Spotted on Nov 24, 2012
Submitted on Jan 12, 2013
2 Comments
Interesting that you should suspect that this gull is looking for food. The amazing fact is that these large eyed gulls only hunt and feed at night and fairly far our at sea. They do that because their prey, certain squid and fish species, come close to the surface only at night.
Orater!