TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Herring Gull Profile Herring Gull-Larus argentatus Herring Gull-Larus argentatus, Order Charadriiformes, Family Laridae- Subfamily Larinae. Probably a first winter Herring Gull. Found amidst a flock of Ring-billed gulls in Acton Lake in Heuston Woods State Park just north of Oxford in SW Ohio. Even at such a young age, this juvenile was considerably larger than most of his Ring-billed gull companions. "The Herring Gull is the quintessential basic "seagull," with no distinctive characters that immediately set it apart from other gull species. The characteristic gull of the North Atlantic, it can be found across much of North America." Photo: Feb 21, 2005, Canon EOS Mark II digital camera with 600mm f/4.0 L IS lens and 1.4X Teleconverter For More Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Herring_Gull_dtl.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.