By Asher Elbein In 1861, scientists discovered Archaeopteryx, a dinosaur with feathers, in 150-million-year-old limestones in Solnhofen, Germany. They didn’t know it at the time, but that ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A herring gull shot with an air rifle has been rescued by South Essex Wildlife Hospital, as just one of dozens of cases this week.

"The live herring gull was still entangled in the cut-away netting, so I firstly took him to a local vet so I could use their facilities to remove the netting. His wing feathers looked a little ...

Herring Gull parents are fiercely devoted ... In the late 1800s, ladies wanted feathers on their hats and other accessories, and hunters slaughtered huge numbers of birds to satisfy the trend. Snowy ...

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has detected H5N1 Avian Influenza in a dead wild herring gull found in Devizes. Members of the public have been warned to avoid touching sick wild birds, ...

Listen to Sean harmonize about the Herring Gull above... About The Herring Gull: Although in recent years they have begun to colonise urban areas, they're traditionally a bird of the sea.

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 ...

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 ...

The herring gull is perhaps our archetypical ‘seagull’ and adaptable to human influences, is a born survivor. These big, long-lived, highly intelligent birds are equally at home on sea cliffs ...

Gulls were killed in massive numbers for their feathers and their eggs were taken from the wild for human consumption. Their populations suffered severe declines. The Herring gull, the species ...

Though one herring gull may not be an issue, they can form very large groups ... These birds are known for their bright white feathers and graceful swimming. But it turns out swans can be dangerous ...