Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Wild Bird Wednesday 276 - Silver Gull

The Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) is basically the default gull in Australia.  From my point of view, about 99% of all the gulls you see here are of this species.  They are, to say the least, but ubiquitous and abundant!

However, on close inspection they are also rather good looking - in that grey palette, with a brighter beak and legs kind of way.

This pictures are probably a little more portrait-like then many of my pictures, as these birds were stood in a concrete car park or on a rather new boat jetty.  Neither of the locations were particularly scenic!









To join in with WBW just click the blue button below the thumbnails - lets hope it shows up on time this week!  (sorry about that!)  SM

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24 comments:

  1. David M. Gascoigne,8 November 2017 at 03:50

    As you say, a handsome gull indeed.

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  2. Phil Slade8 November 2017 at 03:56

    All gulls are rather handsome if we all just took the time to look closer. The eyes often have it. Thanks for the link-up Stewart.

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  3. Margaret Birding For Pleasure8 November 2017 at 04:05

    A beutiful clean cut gull. Thanks for hosting adn have a great week ahead.

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  4. Yamini MacLean8 November 2017 at 04:55

    Hari OM
    I do miss these daintier gulls; the massive herring gulls and black-backed beasties which frequent the Clyde shores have slightly less appeal... and yet... YAM xx

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  5. Findlay Wilde8 November 2017 at 05:10

    Fantastic looking gulls. Gull numbers are starting to build on patch, so I will be spending a lot of time looking through them all.

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  6. Andrea @ From The Sol8 November 2017 at 05:59

    After a while all gulls start to look the same until you take a closer look as you have here. They are a handsome bird and I love the ringed eye and the red beak and feet. We have parking lot flocks here as well ... especially in the Walmart parking lots. They come, I assume, because people like me throw them scraps whenever I have some to spare. It honestly is hard to think of them as a water bird when I see them in a parking lot ... but then they are and they are great fisherman as well as scavengers. A good set of pictures, Stewart :)

    Andrea @ From the Sol

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  7. Kenneth Cole Schneider8 November 2017 at 06:50

    They do look sleek and polished and your wide aperture blurs the background and frees the image from the distractions. Nice to take a closer look at common species and enjoy their beauty.

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  8. Linda W.8 November 2017 at 07:33

    You always have the best bird photos!

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  9. Marie Smith8 November 2017 at 07:44

    They are beauties indeed!

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  10. Sharon Wagner8 November 2017 at 07:50

    I actually saw some new gulls on Barefoot Beach today. Although, they were probably terns now that I think about it. Handsome too.

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  11. This N That8 November 2017 at 09:02

    I think our Jersey Shore gulls have black backs..I like the silver..Ours are scavengers..Probably they all are..They will take the sandwich right out of your hand..Nice photos..

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  12. TheChieftess8 November 2017 at 10:42

    I love seagulls...except when I'm outside eating and they try to steal my food! Yours look quite similar to ours...I think ours have more grey and black...they're actually California's state bird!!!

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  13. Liz Powley8 November 2017 at 11:53

    I think seagulls unite the world. You can probably find them on every shore in some form, they are such great survivors. And they are truly beautiful birds. Having an argument with the gulls for your dinner is much easier than taking on pelicans (they're scary).

    I was prepping some artwork this morning featuring some seagulls, so its a theme for today now :D

    Lovely photos, thankyou for sharing and hosting this blog party :D

    Best wishes,
    Liz

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  14. Jo8 November 2017 at 19:18

    Hi Stewart, I don't mind the portrait-like photos; these are beautiful images of very special [to me] birds in the avian world. I have my very, very best image ever of a gull - taken on holiday two years ago. Thanks for hosting this meme. Have a great day. Jo

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  15. Anonymous8 November 2017 at 22:14

    I never realized how many varieties of Gulls there are. These are rather distinguished looking, I think, especially after seeing these close-ups!...:)JP

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  16. Ana Mínguez Corella9 November 2017 at 00:17

    Hi Steward!!!..beautiful Gulls... Congratulations ..

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  17. Cloudia9 November 2017 at 00:40

    Nice series, S

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  18. Author R. Mac Wheeler9 November 2017 at 01:06

    They're gorgeous

    But all gulls are, huh

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  19. A Colorful World9 November 2017 at 03:13

    They are beautiful birds! Great photos.

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  20. photodoug9 November 2017 at 04:17

    Stewart, a marvelous gull. Thanks for sharing.

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  21. Sallie (FullTime-Life)9 November 2017 at 08:39

    They are quite handsome with their red stockings accenting the silver/gray. I like gulls, even the ones with plain black legs that we have around here. They're definitely opportunistic feeders which I find interesting.

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  22. Beth9 November 2017 at 15:01

    The third photo is my favorite - a striking looking gull.

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  23. Lady Fi10 November 2017 at 03:09

    Sweet shots.

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  24. Rhodesia10 November 2017 at 05:51

    Great photos, Gulls are a bird I seldom ever see. I might see some over our trip in December though. Cheers Diane

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