Juvenile Herring Gull
[I think]
on Skye
It occurred to me that we are all familiar with this fellow...
but are we?
I know a seagull when I see one
(and there are many in Swansea where I live).
I also know that there are many different gulls.
What I am just beginning to realise, however,
is that a juvenile passes through a number of phases
on its path to adulthood.
Do take a look at Jeff Poklen's amazing gallery
of the Herring Gull in its 1st to 3rd cycles.
You will also find photos of these birds
emerging as 'basic adults'.
I wonder if any reader can match my juvenile
with a particular photo in Jeff's gallery,
showing its stage of development.
Please let me know if you can!
I was amazed to find that the RSPB site
lists the Herring Gull in the RED Conservation Category.
You can read what this means here.
We sometimes take creatures for granted:
I suggest this may be particularly true in the case
of our friend, the noisy, scavenging Herring Gull.
[I think]
on Skye
It occurred to me that we are all familiar with this fellow...
but are we?
I know a seagull when I see one
(and there are many in Swansea where I live).
I also know that there are many different gulls.
What I am just beginning to realise, however,
is that a juvenile passes through a number of phases
on its path to adulthood.
Do take a look at Jeff Poklen's amazing gallery
of the Herring Gull in its 1st to 3rd cycles.
You will also find photos of these birds
emerging as 'basic adults'.
I wonder if any reader can match my juvenile
with a particular photo in Jeff's gallery,
showing its stage of development.
Please let me know if you can!
I was amazed to find that the RSPB site
lists the Herring Gull in the RED Conservation Category.
You can read what this means here.
We sometimes take creatures for granted:
I suggest this may be particularly true in the case
of our friend, the noisy, scavenging Herring Gull.
- American Herring Gull at Chew near Bristol - with great photographs, and explanations of the 'mirror' etc. N.B. It seems from DNA sampling that this bird may not actually have been an American Herring Gull.
- GullDK - a blog about gulls in Denmark
- Mediterranean Gull Invasion: Part 1, Burry Port from Adam Tilt's blog, My Life Outside
2 comments:
sad to hear the herring gull is in the red. lately it seems lots of species are struggling. your photo is great, btw. hope you're doing well.
I can't believe that they are on the red list! That's shocking news. I personally think they are a very impressive and attractive species despite the bad press they often get.
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