Ring-billed Gull Images, Facts and Information:
Larus delawarensis
- Ring-billed Gulls are medium-sized gulls with slim short bills that show a black ring at the tip when they are adults. They are a soft gray above with white heads during the breeding season and brownish streaked heads in nonbreeding plumage. They have yellow legs.
- They are sociable gulls and will fly and flock together in the hundreds or thousands.
- Ring-billed Gulls can be found at inland bodies of water during the breeding season and coastal beaches during the winter. They can also be found at dumps, parking lots, and freshly plowed agricultural fields.
- During the 19th century these gulls were hunted for their plumage.
- They lay 2 to 4 eggs which hatch in 21 to 28 days, both sexes incubate.
- They are migratory.
- A group of gulls can be called a “squabble”, “flotilla”, “screech” and “scavenging” of gulls.
- Ring-billed Gulls can live up to 32 years.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Ring-billed Gull photos.
Ring-billed Gull Ballet
Title: Ring-billed Gull Ballet
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/12/2008
Ring-billed Gull flight pano
Title: Ring-billed Gull flight pano
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/12/2008
Ring-billed Gull with some thing to say… listen to me!
Title: Ring-billed Gull with some thing to say… listen to me!
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/12/2008
Ring-billed Gull in flight against a soft blue sky
Title: Ring-billed Gull in flight against a soft blue sky
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/12/2008
Ring-billed Gull in flight over choppy waves
Title: Ring-billed Gull in flight over choppy waves
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/12/2008
Ring-billed Gull in front of crashing waves
Title: Ring-billed Gull in front of crashing waves
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/12/2008
Ring-billed Gull in the wind
Title: Ring-billed Gull in the wind
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/12/2008
Ring-billed Gull chasing baitfish
Title: Ring-billed Gull chasing baitfish
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, FL
Date: 9/12/2008
Landing Ring-billed Gull
Title: Landing Ring-billed Gull
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, FL
Date: 9/12/2008
Ring-billed Gull steals the prey from the Laughing Gulls
Title: Ring-billed Gull steals the prey from the Laughing Gulls
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/12/2008
Second Fall Ring-billed Gull
Title: Second Fall Ring-billed Gull
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, FL
Date: 9/12/2008
Ring-billed and Laughing Gulls fighting for food
Title: Ring-billed and Laughing Gulls fighting for food
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 9/12/2008
Ring-billed early morning flight
Title: Ring-billed early morning flight
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/24/2008
First summer Ring-billed Gull
Title: Second Fall Ring-billed Gull
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, FL
Date: 4/23/2008