great black-backed gull
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great black-backed gull

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denis

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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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Gullzilla!  :lol:

Look at how he struts in your first photo and has his head held high in the 2nd photo.  :D
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by Bird Brain »
Jo-Anne :)

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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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Love the first picture of him being a bully  :D
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thanks crystal.i,ve never seen such a big gull!
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Quote from: "denis"
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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Wow that's great he looks like royalty lol!
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denis

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he sure did strut around,like royalty.
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Gullzilla indeed  :shock: , great capture.
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thanks man
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