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“Seagull” Is A Perfectly Fine Generic Word

Published February 8, 2022 Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Eight species of gulls were seen on Central Park’s Reservoir this week, including a Slaty-backed, the first known sighting of this Asian species in the city. This post, however, is about the usual suspects.

Scavenging and kleptoparasitic, Ring-billed Gulls and, to a lesser extent, Herring Gulls and Greater Black-backed Gulls, dominate the local scene.

(Is this a bagel? Well, somebody has to eat the damn things.)

Here’s another attempt to get at some bready something.

But here we have a Herring Gull (presumably the American Herring Gull) doing something different.

The ripples radiating out are because the bird is using its big webbed feet down in the mud. Feeling and/or dislodging. Yes, this bird is clamming. Stay tuned to our next episode on Thursday. Same gull time, same gull channel.

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