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Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Description:

Herring gull on the sand bar between Chebeague and Little Chebeague.

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4 Comments

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 12 years ago

nice spotting!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

How clever! I've seen crows do that with mollusks but not gulls!

bjohnson
bjohnson 12 years ago

They pick up mussels and then drop them from up high in hopes they will break when they land.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Is he dropping shellfish to break them open I wonder?

bjohnson
Spotted by
bjohnson

Maine, USA

Spotted on Apr 2, 2011
Submitted on Oct 17, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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