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Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundu) It&#039;s not a seagull.<br />
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It&#039;s not black-headed.<br />
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It&#039;s not Superman.<br />
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The real contradiction lies in its scientific name.<br />
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Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundu)

It's not a seagull.

It's not black-headed.

It's not Superman.

The real contradiction lies in its scientific name.

To find out more, head here:

    comments (5)

  1. Lol, awesome shot and description. Posted 4 years ago
    1. Thank you.

      I successfully captured a number of aerial shots that day.
      Posted 4 years ago
      1. Nice! My aerial shots are usually just blurs with wings ;). Posted 4 years ago
        1. I thought that was Paul McCartney? Posted 4 years ago
          1. Haha! Posted 4 years ago

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The black-headed gull is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic including Europe and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory and winters further south, but some birds reside in the milder westernmost areas of Europe. Some black-headed gulls also spend the winter in northeastern North America, where it was formerly known as the common black-headed gull.

Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by Philip Booker
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Uploaded Dec 10, 2020. Captured Dec 8, 2020 14:04 in A283, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5FH, UK.
  • DSC-RX10M4
  • f/3.5
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO100
  • 25.61mm