In the case of the herring gull, wing coloration won't be too helpful. Both species have white underwings with gray above and black-tipped primary feathers. Beak coloration, on the other hand ...

I posted on my blog a series of pictures of a herring gull bathing. It was a mature adult bird. It stepped into a pool, dunked its head and body in the water, splashed, then stepped out, stretching ...

But since the demise in popularity of feather-covered hats in the ... of these three gulls is the ring-billed gull (49-inch wingspan). Like the herring gull, they have light-gray wings with ...

Herring Gull Larus argentatus with three chicks (Getty Images/aseppa)Now in this book, I will be honest, I find that many of these gull species look interchangeable. I don't want to sound like I'm ...

Annual feather molt can add further confusion ... Around here, that means Herring Gull and Ring-billed Gull, both year-round residents. A third commoner, Bonaparte’s Gull, is seen here during ...

Occasionally, noticeably larger birds intermingle with the flocks. These are herring gulls, another common gull in Ohio, especially along Lake Erie. Gulls are intelligent, long-lived, highly ...

The most common in Ohio include the Bonaparte’s Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull ... According to the ODNR, gulls have heavy feathers that keep them warm. Their feathers help deter moisture ...

The most widespread pink-legged gull in North America, the herring is common in the east ... In North America, recovered after egging and feather hunting in late 1800s. (United States population ...