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Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

The Great Black- backed Gull was actively hunted for eggs and feathers during nineteenth century; now protected from both forms of exploitation. Exploitation all but stopped in U.S. and Canada as result of growth of conservation movement and protection of birds. The Great Black-backed Gull is the one of the largest gulls in the world.

Juvenile Herring Gull in Flight

Juvenile Herring Gull in Flight

Juvenile Herring Gull in Flight

Juvenile Herring Gull in Flight

Herring Gulls are one of the most familiar gulls of the East Coast and many people just call them “seagulls.” In fact, some two dozen different species of gulls live in North America, and they present almost endless opportunities for identification.