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Birders

uppityperson

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4. I forgot this forum was here, fun looking through as I really like birds/birding. What do you call

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 02:40 PM

Dec 2013

a seagull in the midwest, thousands of miles from a sea? That always puzzled me but there they were in the fields, especially after the harvest.

On the one hand, gulls are the rats of the bird world. Ubiquitous and eating anything. On the other hand, there are so many kinds and sizes, and they are really beautiful as adults, funny as teens.

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Guys, are these seagulls? [View all] elleng Dec 2013 OP

Indeed they are. The one on the right is younger, does not have its full colors yet, still speckled. uppityperson Dec 2013 #1

Thanks, uppity. elleng Dec 2013 #2

I forgot this forum was here, fun looking through as I really like birds/birding. What do you call uppityperson Dec 2013 #4

Right, uppity, just re-joined this group, elleng Dec 2013 #6

I am as Midwest as it gets MuseRider Dec 2013 #7

Looks like Ring-billed Gulls. Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #3

the most common bird in cook county. mopinko Dec 2013 #5

Name nazi catchnrelease Dec 2013 #8

ok, i don't usually do this, but mopinko Dec 2013 #9