Aquatic Birds

Dipped in Blood

The herring gull kept dipping its beak into the fish and coming up dripping blood. That is some fresh fish. It was interesting that none of the near-by ring-bills showed any interest in the fish.
Adult non-breeding Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
First Winter Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

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