Doing some birding on the lakefront in Milwaukee today I came across a gull just a little smaller than the rest. A hatch year Ring-billed Gull along with it some adult Ring-billed Gulls and Herring Gulls too. Some images from today at the beach. Images were taken on December 3, 2014.
Ring-billed Gull – hatch year
Binomial name: Larus delawarensis
Category: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Size: 17.5” long, 48” wing span
Weight: 1.1 lb
Ring-billed Gull, left hatch year – Ring-billed, adult middle
Ring-billed Gull, left hatch year – Ring-billed, adult right
Ring-billed Gull, left hatch year – Ring-billed, adult right
