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Ring-billed Gull

Laurus Delawarensis

Description:

Ring-billed gull was trying to find food at the shoreline, near an inlet of the Long Island Sound in New York.

Habitat:

Marshlands

Notes:

The bird kept trying to open up some mollusks (probably the blue mussels or the clams that were scattered by the water) by flying up and dropping them.

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RiverValleyRunner
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RiverValleyRunner

Rye, New York, USA

Spotted on Jan 5, 2012
Submitted on Jan 15, 2012

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