A wide shot of a lone American Herring Gull standing on a vast, empty sandy beach. The bird is facing the ocean with its beak wide open, appearing to scream directly into the blur of the crashing waves and distant horizon.

They said, 'go outside and connect with nature to lower your stress.' But out in nature, I just found an American Herring Gull screaming into the void. Should I also start screaming on the beach? Does that lower stress?

#AmericanHerringGull #Birds #ScreamIntoTheVoid #WildlifePhotography

A solitary, mottled brown juvenile American Herring Gull standing on the shoreline. Small waves are creeping up right behind its feet, and it has a skeptical look on its face.

Finally found the perfect, quiet spot away from the flock... and now the tide is coming in. 🌊 You can practically feel the annoyance radiating off this juvenile American Herring Gull. Choosing between getting wet or joining the crowd is the ultimate introvert dilemma! 🦅

#Birds #AmericanHerringGull

A seagull gracefully skims the water's surface, leaving ripples in its wake. The sunlight catches the bird's wings, highlighting its delicate feathers.©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved

This young American Herring Gull was lifting off from the spillway, its wings covering its face.
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#AmericanHerringGull #seagull #liftoff #inflight #wings #bird #aves @debramartz #BirdLovers #featheredFriends #photography #PhotographyIsArt #giftideas #birds

Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StareDown, birds looking right at you, the Alt theme is #Gulls, any Gull will do.
This #AmericanHerringGull is giving me the eye, so I guess it fits both themes for today.
#birds #EastCoastKin #CanonR7 #CanonPhotography
#photography #BirdLife

Hundreds of Larus gulls in flight and on the ground, foraging for food scraps on trash mountain. Landfills have become well-trodden stopover locations for Larus species of the west coast, used by both resident Olympic Gulls and migratory Glaucous-winged Gulls and Cook Inlet hybrids from as far north as southern Alaska, perhaps further. These generalists also spend time foraging in nearby farm fields and Boundary Bay.

Landfill frenzy.
(Delta BC, December 14 2025)

#birds #birding #christmasbirdcount #larus #larusthayeri #larusglaucescens #larusglaucoides #larusglaucoidesthayeri #larusoccidentalis #glaucouswingedgull #westerngull #olympicgull #thayersgull #cookinletgull #americanherringgull #larussmithsonianus 🪶

Food Fight

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Nature Series
No. 0026 | Mine!

Crab lunch on the Jersey Shore for an American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus).

#AmericanHerringGull #LarusSmithsonianus #seagull #nature #naturephotography #fauna #nj #jerseyshore #tomschopperphotography
#fineartphotography

The majestic dumpster duck:
Larus Smithsonianus!

( Also knows as the American Herring Gull. )

The photo was taken with my Canon T2i with equip with my Canon 75 - 300mm lens.

#Photography #Canon #CanonT2i #CanonRebel #EOSRebel #AmericanHerringGull #LarusSmithsonianus

Gull hovering with crab in mouth

Gull releasing crab

Gull following the falling crab

Back on earth, gull checks crab

American Herring Gull teaching crabby buddy to fly. Spoiler: It did *not* go well. #americanherringgull #gull #bird #birdphotography

Goélands hudsoniens

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A number of gulls fly out of a rough wave toward the camera.

American Herring Gulls
10 Jan 2024
Westport MA

Year in review: #50

Gulls flying out of rough surf in the aftermath of a major winter storm. This is my favorite photo of the year featuring a less than favorite bird!

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American Herring Gull

American Crow

Black Scoter

Rock Pigeon

“This month’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by ZEISS, is all about capturing birding memories through photos and audio recordings” Midland Beach, Staten Island. #AmericanHerringGull #BlackScoter #RockPigeon #AmericanCrow #nikonphotography