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Silver Gull The Silver Gull has a white head, tail and underparts, with a light grey back and black-tipped wings. In adult birds the bill, legs and eye-ring are bright orange-red. <br /> They are found at virtually any watered habitat. Birds flock in high numbers around fishing boats as these leave or return to the coast, but seldom venture far out to sea.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69066/silver_gull.html" title="Silver Gull"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3314/69066_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=d9jLKIA40tEoigFbFpbnHEbU1hs%3D" width="152" height="152" alt="Silver Gull The Silver Gull has a white head, tail and underparts, with a light grey back and black-tipped wings. In adult birds the bill, legs and eye-ring are bright orange-red. <br /> They are found at virtually any watered habitat. Birds flock in high numbers around fishing boats as these leave or return to the coast, but seldom venture far out to sea.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69067/silver_gull.html Australia,Charadriiformes,Chroicocephalus,Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae,Geotagged,Laridae,Silver Gull,Spring,bird,gull" /></a></figure> Australia,Aves,Charadriiformes,Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae,Fall,Fauna,Geotagged,Laridae,Silver Gull,Silver gull,Vertebrate,bird,gull Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Silver Gull

The Silver Gull has a white head, tail and underparts, with a light grey back and black-tipped wings. In adult birds the bill, legs and eye-ring are bright orange-red.
They are found at virtually any watered habitat. Birds flock in high numbers around fishing boats as these leave or return to the coast, but seldom venture far out to sea.

Silver Gull The Silver Gull has a white head, tail and underparts, with a light grey back and black-tipped wings. In adult birds the bill, legs and eye-ring are bright orange-red. <br /> They are found at virtually any watered habitat. Birds flock in high numbers around fishing boats as these leave or return to the coast, but seldom venture far out to sea.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69067/silver_gull.html Australia,Charadriiformes,Chroicocephalus,Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae,Geotagged,Laridae,Silver Gull,Spring,bird,gull

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    Silver Gull The Silver Gull has a white head, tail and underparts, with a light grey back and black-tipped wings. In adult birds the bill, legs and eye-ring are bright orange-red. <br /> They are found at virtually any watered habitat. Birds flock in high numbers around fishing boats as these leave or return to the coast, but seldom venture far out to sea.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69067/silver_gull.html Australia,Charadriiformes,Chroicocephalus,Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae,Geotagged,Laridae,Silver Gull,Spring,bird,gull
     Posted 6 years ago, modified 4 years ago
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    I love this photo! So neat! Posted 6 years ago
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      So glad you enjoyed :) I have a thing for minimalism and negative space in images. Thought I'd try and apply it to something as well known as a silver gull. Posted 6 years ago
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    Stunning simplicity . Posted 6 years ago
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      Thank you Ernst. Less is more as the saying goes. Posted 6 years ago
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    Wow, I just love this!! Posted 6 years ago
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      So glad you enjoyed Claire. Posted 6 years ago
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    This should be hanging on the wall of a fine art gallery. Posted 6 years ago
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      You are too kind John, thank you very much and I am very happy that you enjoyed seeing a 'slightly different' presentation of a common bird! Posted 6 years ago

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The Silver gull

The silver gull is the most common gull of Australia. It has been found throughout the continent, but particularly at or near coastal areas. It is smaller than the Pacific gull, which also lives in Australia.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Nov 11, 2018. Captured Jun 5, 2017 11:06 in 1 Memorial Dr, Bar Beach NSW 2300, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/395s
  • ISO100
  • 200mm
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