Gull Crazy
They say you have to be crazy to get into gulls……………I didn’t last long, so still mostly sane!


They say you have to be crazy to get into gulls……………I didn’t last long, so still mostly sane!


Gull #2 from Cedar Point today (for the gulls class of 2024) Pretty straight forward 1st cycle Herring gull. Notice the inner primary “window” with some light shining through. Also compare width of wing at base (where it meets body), all brownish-gray plumage and snout like pulled-taffy. As a larger gull, the wingbeats of this…
Here’s a first of season gull for me that showed up at Hornsby this morning. If you can ID, maybe you’d enjoy taking the I Don’t Do Gulls Gulls Class which starts in November?. If you can’t ID, maybe you’d enjoy taking the I Don’t Do Gulls Gulls Class which starts in November? If you…
Spent some time under a tree next to Lake Sommerville yesterday. Had 500-600 White pelicans, a smattering of gulls (Franklin’s & Ring billed) and 5 species of shorebirds For the 2024 Shorebird class: Can you ID the shorebirds and tell me why? (Feel free to review Eric’s fine table)
And finally, here’s another cool gull from Corpus. It took me 7 tries over the past 3 years to finally get this gull. He’s been returning to a bait shop there for at least that long. Also compared to Herring in 1 pix.
Dipped (for the 5th time) on CAGU in Texas — the search continues. Meanwhile these guys are always nice to see.