Sub-adult Ring-billed & Herring Gulls
Here are a few sub-adult Ring bill and Herring pix to compare to Sarah’s Niagara falls pix. First 4 are Ring-billed, last 5 are Herring.









Here are a few sub-adult Ring bill and Herring pix to compare to Sarah’s Niagara falls pix. First 4 are Ring-billed, last 5 are Herring.









I had a great time on the 29th communing with a visiting celebrity in Corpus Christi!! If you haven’t heard, this is a Kelp Gull born about 1 year ago in the southern hemisphere (South America most likely). Very impressive bill (compared to Herring in pic).
I’ll also put in a plug for my “I don’t do gulls” gulls class. Starts in November when gulls generally start coming into Texas. I did the rudiments of Texas gulls in the B3 class. But I am developing additional material for this class. I will repeat the Texas-centric gull-ing, but I’m also hoping to…
Gull #6 (same date location). I’m tossing in an easy Gull #6 Adult Ring bill in basic plumage – note streaks on neck.
On our scout trip Lance and I stopped at Davis Estates Road near Brazos Bend SP. I had heard about this location but never stopped before. It had the 2 things that gulls really love: water and landfill!!! We spent about an hour gazing upward at gulls!! Access to viewing the small lakes is poor…
B3 give me an ID?
Gulls wander !!!! I was extremely pleased on recent trip to Bolivar Peninsula when this 2nd cycle Little Gull wandered in as I was watching terns at Rollover Pass!!! He stayed for about 15 minutes while I documented him in every way I could think of. This is what makes Gulling so fun; finding the…