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Rissa tridactyla
Mostly white gull with black and the top of the neck. Legs are black and bill is yellow, Last photo shows it being chased by a 1st year Herring gull who was trying to steal the fish it had. Pics 4 and 5 are a different individual in the same location.
In the bay on a whale-watching tour. Several gulls were flying around the boat.
Spotted on Sep 22, 2015
Submitted on Jan 22, 2016
3 Comments
I haven't seen one but they are passing our coastline now.
Thanks so much, Jim!
Catching birds in flight, with sharp detail like these, is photographic art. Well Done, Ashley!