Ring Billed Gull

I wonder what he's thinking about?

Welcome to the Coastal Dunes of Michigan where you will find Ring Billed Gulls. They are medium-sized, white-headed gull. The white body and tail, slate-gray back and wings, and black wingtips with large, white spots (windows), typical of most gulls, are all present on the Ring-billed Gull. The juvenile is mottled brown mixed with adult plumage characteristics. It has pink legs and a pink bill with a dark tip. As the bird matures, the legs turn yellow, and the bill becomes yellow with a black ring. The adult's eye is also yellow. The adult in non-breeding plumage has brown streaking on its head. The Ring-billed Gull takes three years to reach maturity.

Interesting Fact: Many, if not most, Ring-billed Gulls return to breed at the colony where they hatched. Once they have bred, they are likely to return to the same breeding spot each year, often nesting within a few meters of the last year's nest site. Many individuals return to the same wintering sites each winter too.

Check out their calling!! (It sounds like they are saying (Outch)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlYiXn1zvIw

Refrences: Allaboutbirds.org

Ebony Rodgers