To everyone except an active birder, a seagull is a seagull. However, the herring gull is one of 13 species of gulls known in Mason County!

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.

Many birds lumped under the name “seagull” seem right at home in human-dominated landscapes. In the coastal towns and cities of the United Kingdom, European herring gulls (Larus argentatus ...

The vagrant kelp gull mated with a local herring gull, though the chick did not survive. Experts say it's a "complete mystery ...

The gulls (Larus argentatus) of Dún Laoghaire Marina at Dublin in Ireland have found a novel way of disposing of the tightly fixed outer layer of sea squirts - an organism which they have learnt ...

The researchers chose to study the behavior of herring gulls (Larus argentatus) which are one of few species that thrive in anthropogenic landscapes, meaning they are very familiar with humans ...

But these gray-and-white, pink-legged birds (Larus argentatus) don't like to wait for a meal, especially when they have young to feed.

The "cheeky" herring gull (Larus argentatus) was bold and fearless as it approached Huxford in Bridlington, while her husband tossed fries ("chips," in the U.K.) for the gull to catch, she wrote ...

The gulls (Larus argentatus) of Dún Laoghaire Marina at Dublin in Ireland have found a novel way of disposing of the tightly fixed outer layer of sea squirts -- an organism which they have learnt ...

Many birds lumped under the name “seagull” seem right at home in human-dominated landscapes. In the coastal towns and cities of the United Kingdom, European herring gulls (Larus argentatus ...