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Ring-billed gull

Larus delawarensis

Photo by Brian38
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Description:

Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and have a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. The head, neck and underparts are white; the relatively short bill is yellow with a dark ring; the back and wings are silver gray; and the legs are yellow. The eyes are yellow with red rims. This gull takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.-Wikipedia.

Habitat:

Spotted at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.

Reference Links:

Ring-billed gull - Wikipedia

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