Great Black-backed Gull(Larus marinus)

Common along the NC coast, Great Black-backed Gulls scavenge for food and also will harrass other birds, including Northern Gannets, forcing them to give up their meals.

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Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC4 March 2006Adults have white heads, pink legs, and the back and wing color is the darkest of all the gulls on the east coast.
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC5 March 2006
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC5 March 2006The largest gull in NC, 1st winter Great Black-backed Gulls have mostly white heads and white tails with dark terminal bands. (Compare to the 1st winter Herring Gull in the lower right in this photo.)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC 25 Jan 2009
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC25 Jan 2009
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC4 March 2006
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC 22 Feb 2009
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC22 Feb 2009

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