all my bird friends turned up today in the sunshine
#bird #birds #BirdsOfFediverse #birdsofmastodon #corvid #corvids #crow #crows #hoodedCrow #hoodedcrows #gull #gulls #starling #starlings
#Gulls
GULLiver's Nest
Hi, I love gulls, so I try to draw each of the 54 gull species known to mankind (thus far)!
Today: Short-billed gull
As I promised you last time, here are some cool facts about the short-billed gull, who is closely related to the common gull we discussed earlier.
You remember the word "mew"? This species was described as the "short-billed mew gull" in 1831. It used to be classified as a sub-species of the common gull and was only very recently (2021!) classified as its own distinct species due to significant differences in genetics, plumage, morphology, and vocalization - so basically every aspect. :D
The short-billed gull can be found in costal areas and inland wetlands in Alaska and North Canada. They winter along the Pacific coast down to the Sacramento Valley and rarely migrate to eastern North America and East Asia. In 2003, one (1) short-billed gull even found their way to Europe.
#bird #birds #birb #birbs #gull #gulls #seagull #seagulls #shortbilledgull #birdart #digitalart #drawing
Hi, I love gulls, so I try to draw each of the 54 gull species known to mankind (thus far)!
Today: Short-billed gull
As I promised you last time, here are some cool facts about the short-billed gull, who is closely related to the common gull we discussed earlier.
You remember the word "mew"? This species was described as the "short-billed mew gull" in 1831. It used to be classified as a sub-species of the common gull and was only very recently (2021!) classified as its own distinct species due to significant differences in genetics, plumage, morphology, and vocalization - so basically every aspect. :D
The short-billed gull can be found in costal areas and inland wetlands in Alaska and North Canada. They winter along the Pacific coast down to the Sacramento Valley and rarely migrate to eastern North America and East Asia. In 2003, one (1) short-billed gull even found their way to Europe.
#bird #birds #birb #birbs #gull #gulls #seagull #seagulls #shortbilledgull #birdart #digitalart #drawing
ran out of crackers today.
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Brighton Beach doing its best to promote Coney Island, it seems. Also NYC Parks has a sign saying it’s also Neil Sedaka way, so it’s all up for discussion.
#antique #street #sign #BrightonBeach #ConeyIsland #Avenue #Manhattan #NYC #Brooklyn #borough #Brighton #beach #selfie #no #Coney #island #today #express #train #from #TimesSquare #NewYorkCity #public #parks #ocean #sand #toes #see #gulls #seagulls #kite #trying #cute #pooches #towel #bikini #sunburn #aloe #vera #sun #shade #boardwalk
an early start today but the corvid cracker patrol is always waiting to swoop in.
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Gull portrait.
#photography #birdPhotography #naturePhotography #wildlifePhotography #beachPhotography #canonPhotography #birds #seagull #seagulls #gulls #SantaCruz #CanonR7
#photography #birdPhotography #naturePhotography #wildlifePhotography #beachPhotography #canonPhotography #birds #seagull #seagulls #gulls #SantaCruz #CanonR7
GULLiver's Nest
Hi, I love gulls, so I try to draw each one of the 54 gull species currently known on planet Earth!
Today: Common Gull
Even though its name is "common gull", it is a very special gull indeed. Why, you ask? Well, it's a gull, so duh? ❤️
It is a medium-sized gull that can be found from Iceland and Scotland to Eastern Russia. They migrate further south in winter and can thus also be found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the seas around China and Japan.
It has three subspecies: the common gull, the Russian common gull, and the Kamchatka gull. The latter is considered a distinct species rather than a subspecies by some experts.
The closely related short-billed gull (which I will show you next, hehe) used to be included in the common gull species before becoming its own distinct species. The two were formerly known as "mew gulls".
FUN FACT
The word "mew", an onomatopoeic word used to desribe the sounds of gulls, is related to the German word "Möwe" (= gull). The newer word gull however has Celtic roots and has been used since the 1400s in English.
#bird #birds #birb #birbs #birdart #digitalart #drawing #gull #gulls #seagull #seagulls #commongull
Hi, I love gulls, so I try to draw each one of the 54 gull species currently known on planet Earth!
Today: Common Gull
Even though its name is "common gull", it is a very special gull indeed. Why, you ask? Well, it's a gull, so duh? ❤️
It is a medium-sized gull that can be found from Iceland and Scotland to Eastern Russia. They migrate further south in winter and can thus also be found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the seas around China and Japan.
It has three subspecies: the common gull, the Russian common gull, and the Kamchatka gull. The latter is considered a distinct species rather than a subspecies by some experts.
The closely related short-billed gull (which I will show you next, hehe) used to be included in the common gull species before becoming its own distinct species. The two were formerly known as "mew gulls".
FUN FACT
The word "mew", an onomatopoeic word used to desribe the sounds of gulls, is related to the German word "Möwe" (= gull). The newer word gull however has Celtic roots and has been used since the 1400s in English.
#bird #birds #birb #birbs #birdart #digitalart #drawing #gull #gulls #seagull #seagulls #commongull
Ivory gull and incoming kittiwake. Picture taken in NE Greenland many moons ago :)
#birdsoftheworld #ornithology #seabirds #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdsoffediverse #birdsofpixelfed #birding #birdphotography #greenland #ivorygull #gulls #gull
warm bright day brought the usual birds around.
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At least eight #Mediterranean #gulls (and a few #Sandwich #terns) among the #BlackHeadedGulls on the nesting raft at @RSPB #Belfast #WindowOnWildlife this morning.
#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #seabirds #gull #tern #naturereserve #belfast #NorthernIreland
quite windy had a lot of birds in different spots today.
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gulls, starlings and crows showed up for todays dropped food.
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#DailyBird 🤖
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla), 2nd November 2024
es: Gaviota Guanaguanare, fr: Mouette Atricille
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Agawam & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 + 1.4x teleconverter @ 1120mm, 15% crop, 1/400s, f/14, ISO 3200
#Birds #LaughingGull #LAGU #Gulls #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages
If my research is correct, then this is probably what we call "sílamáfur" in Icelandic or "lesser black-backed gull". ("Lesser"? How rude.) They like insects, which is probably what this one was out looking for this far inland near Hveragerði. #birds #gulls #iceland #nature
Moments after this, they both just flew off. The tide had covered their beach and it was either float or fly.
One day on the beach, I heard gulls incessantly screaming. These two. At some point, I thought their beaks were stuck together.
GULLiver's Nest
Hi, I love gulls, so I try to draw each of the 54 gull species inhabiting our beautiful planet.
Today: Heermann's Gull
You probably guessed it, the name refers to a dude, namely 19th century explorer Adolphus Lewis Heermann.
As you can see, this species looks quite different from most other gull species; its body is much darker. Even their call differs from most other gulls' calls. So, this cutie is a bit easier to recognize than most of its fellows!
90% of their population lives in California, where they can often be seen together with brown pelicans from whom they steal food such as small fish or marine invertebrates.
Unfortunately, their status is "Near Threatened" because of climate change (-> habitat loss, less food) and because apparently people used to disturb them during breeding season to steal their eggs?! That's why Isla Rasa, where most of them breed, was declared a sanctuary in 1964.
#bird #birds #birb #birbs #gull #gulls #seagull #seagulls #birdart #digitalart #drawing #heermannsgull
Hi, I love gulls, so I try to draw each of the 54 gull species inhabiting our beautiful planet.
Today: Heermann's Gull
You probably guessed it, the name refers to a dude, namely 19th century explorer Adolphus Lewis Heermann.
As you can see, this species looks quite different from most other gull species; its body is much darker. Even their call differs from most other gulls' calls. So, this cutie is a bit easier to recognize than most of its fellows!
90% of their population lives in California, where they can often be seen together with brown pelicans from whom they steal food such as small fish or marine invertebrates.
Unfortunately, their status is "Near Threatened" because of climate change (-> habitat loss, less food) and because apparently people used to disturb them during breeding season to steal their eggs?! That's why Isla Rasa, where most of them breed, was declared a sanctuary in 1964.
#bird #birds #birb #birbs #gull #gulls #seagull #seagulls #birdart #digitalart #drawing #heermannsgull
Had to combine these two bird memes this morning. I think that's more accurate. #hungry #gulls #birdsofmastodon
Scottish ministers consider gull controls amid fears people may die
SNP MSP Fergus Ewing raised concerns about impact aggressive #seagulls are having in #Moray suggesting a public inquiry needed should one of the birds #kill a person
Pressure is building on #Scottish Govt to controls seagulls after one attacked an elderly woman in Moray, causing her to fall & break her leg – then attacking her again after returning home from #hospital
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