Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)


Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) Adult Herring Gull

Note all white tail, pink legs/feet, lack of black marks on bill.

Cape Hatteras, NC
5 Mar 2006
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) Adult Herring Gull


5 Mar 2006
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) Adult Herring Gull

Cape Hatteras, NC
14 Feb 2004
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) Adult Herring Gull

Cape Hatteras, NC
14 Feb 2004
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) Herring Gull

Off stern of Miss Hatteras
Cape Hatteras, NC
14 Feb 2004
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) 3rd winter Herring Gull

Note black spotting in tail

Cape Hatteras, NC
5 Mar 2006
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus) 3rd winter Herring Gull

Note black spotting in tail

Cape Hatteras, NC
14 Feb 2004
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)

First winter Herring Gulls are fairly uniform mottled grayish-brown birds with mostly dark tails and mostly black bills.

Cape Hatteras, NC
5 Mar 2006
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smithsonianus)

Two Herring Gulls between Ring-billed Gulls. The left-hand Herring is a 1st winter bird, and the right-hand Herring is a 2nd winter bird.

Landfill in Wake Co., NC
22 Jan 2005


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