Greater Black Backed Gull

This is the worlds largest gull, with a wing span of up to six feet. They are omnivorous and can apparently swallow a small duck whole! Unfortunately none of these shots contain a reference point to properly demonstrate the size of this gull.....they are about the same size as a Canada Goose. These were taken Friday morning in Port Hope, where the winds were gusting to about 40km/hr & the wind chill was minus twenty Celsius.

Lovely shots, i especially like 3. I love great black backs:p

Restless legs man wrote in post #9195979
Lovely shots, i especially like 3. I love great black backs:p

Welcome to the forum RLM and I hope your passion for the camera never goes away! I started when I was a younger than you and am still at it 45 years later!

Thanks very much scott! as long as im getting some good shots of birds i like then i should keep it up!

These are great shots Scott....I had no idea that there was a gull with that kind of wingspan.

Great shots, they are like the heavy bomber of the gull world, watch out for your car.

artyman wrote in post #9197501
Great shots, they are like the heavy bomber of the gull world, watch out for your car.

and your chips

Restless legs man wrote in post #9197508
and your chips

I don't think I would attempt defending my fish and chips from these guys

Great looking bird and excellent photos of it!

artyman wrote in post #9197559
I don't think I would attempt defending my fish and chips from these guys

Too true! (just on a side note never try deep fried mars bars)

Now that is a formidable gull! Excellent shots Scott, the whites & blacks are so very natural & well done.

db

Shar824 wrote in post #9196833
These are great shots Scott....I had no idea that there was a gull with that kind of wingspan.

Thanks Sharon, they sure are big. They are found mostly on the Atlantic shoreline in the North American North East and the European North West, however they do come down the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes (where this one was).

artyman wrote in post #9197501
Great shots, they are like the heavy bomber of the gull world, watch out for your car.

Thanks Art....it would leave a dint

Sprint8 wrote in post #9197564
Great looking bird and excellent photos of it!

Thanks Phil

Restless legs man wrote in post #9197571
Too true! (just on a side note never try deep fried mars bars)

You Brits have an odd way of preparing Mars Bars

dbriz wrote in post #9197722
Now that is a formidable gull! Excellent shots Scott, the whites & blacks are so very natural & well done.

db

Thanks db, they are difficult like any other B&W bird. I prefer detail in the blacks, which usually creates lots of hot whites.

Wow, really cool bird (spelled ugly bird) and very nice shots of it indeed. Thanks for sharing.

Mike

The gulls around here are not as big a that monster for sure. I really like #4 the way his or hers wings are spread . All very nice .

Very nicely done, Scott! Beautiful images.