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denis

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on: December 02, 2009, 09:08:19 PM
found this guy near the whitby harbour,on tuesday dec 1.boy,these birds are big,compared to ring-billed gulls.he was bullying,all the smaller gulls around.king of the hill!!
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2527/415 ... b888_o.jpg
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Reply #1 on: December 02, 2009, 09:10:48 PM
Gullzilla!  :lol:

Look at how he struts in your first photo and has his head held high in the 2nd photo.  :D
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Jo-Anne :)

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Reply #2 on: December 02, 2009, 09:30:35 PM
yeah! he pretty much had his way with the little gulls,even at one point,walked over to a ring-billed,and stole whatever he was eating.
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Reply #3 on: December 03, 2009, 02:00:45 AM
Love the first picture of him being a bully  :D
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Reply #4 on: December 03, 2009, 10:29:47 AM
thanks crystal.i,ve never seen such a big gull!
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Reply #5 on: December 03, 2009, 11:59:03 AM
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i,ve never seen such a big gull!
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Quite huge, aren't they?  I saw one last Winter at Humber Bay Park.  Years ago, used to see lots of these guys at Jack Darling Park and Lakefront Promenade Park.  

Jo-Anne  :)
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Jo-Anne :)

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Reply #6 on: December 04, 2009, 05:07:53 PM
Wow that's great he looks like royalty lol!
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Reply #7 on: December 04, 2009, 05:44:29 PM
he sure did strut around,like royalty.
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Reply #8 on: December 05, 2009, 07:13:02 AM
Gullzilla indeed  :shock: , great capture.
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Reply #9 on: December 05, 2009, 08:34:34 AM
thanks man
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