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 and snow covered mountains
Title: Ring-billed Gull and snow covered mountains
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/1/2016
Ring-billed Gull adult at Farmington Bay
Title: Ring-billed Gull adult at Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/18/2015
Ring-billed Gull in flight with clear sky
Title: Ring-billed Gull in flight with clear sky
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/18/2015
Ring-billed Gull flying in a partly cloudy sky
Title: Ring-billed Gull flying in a partly cloudy sky
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/18/2015
Ring-billed Gull in flight against a cloudy sky
Title: Ring-billed Gull in flight against a cloudy sky
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/15/2015
Ring-billed Gull after diving at a Clark’s Grebe with prey
Title: Ring-billed Gull after diving at a Clark’s Grebe with prey
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/22/2015
Ring-billed Gull flying over Farmington Bay
Title: Ring-billed Gull flying over Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/20/2015
Juvenile Ring-billed Gull at Bear River MBR
Title: Juvenile Ring-billed Gull at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/23/2015
First Winter Ring-billed Gull
Title: First Winter Ring-billed Gull
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/28/2014
Ring-billed Gull starting a dive
Title: Ring-billed Gull starting a dive
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/10/2012
Banking Ring-billed Gull
Title: Banking Ring-billed Gull
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/10/2012
Juvenile Ring-billed Gull
Title: Juvenile Ring-billed Gull
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/15/2011
Ring-billed Gull in a gray sky
Title: Ring-billed Gull in a gray sky
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/26/2010
Ring-billed Gull on the edge of ice
Title: Ring-billed Gull on the edge of ice
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/6/2009
Immature Ring-billed on a foggy morning
Title: Immature Ring-billed on a foggy morning
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/28/2009
Immature Ring-billed Gull landing on the sand
Title: Immature Ring-billed Gull landing on the sand
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/20/2009
Ring-billed Gull taking an early morning stroll
Title: Ring-billed Gull taking an early morning stroll
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/6/2009
Fluffy Ring-billed Gull after bathing
Title: Fluffy Ring-billed Gull after bathing
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/6/2009
Ring-billed Gull in flight over the Gulf
Title: Ring-billed Gull in flight over the Gulf
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/26/2009
Ring-billed Gull in flight over the calm Gulf
Title: Ring-billed Gull in flight over the calm Gulf
Location: Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/8/2009