Laridae
Medium to large birds, usually with large wingspans. Extermely adaptable.
California Gull (Adult)
Looks very much like a herring Gull, except an almost indiscernible difference in size, and the blank ring on it's bill.
Gull,Looks very much like a herring Gull, except an almost indiscernible difference in size, and the blank ring on it's bill.
European Herring Gull
Gull,
California Gull (Juvenile)
Juvenile
Gull,Juvenile
Indian Skimmer (In flight)
Skimmer,
Laughing Gull (Juvenile)
Gull,
Indian Skimmer (Mating pair)
After a lot of flirting and cavorting this pair of Indian Skimmers settled down for the business end of their courtship.
Skimmer,After a lot of flirting and cavorting this pair of Indian Skimmers settled down for the business end of their courtship.
Indian Skimmer (in flight)
Skimmer,
Slender-billed Gull
Gull,
Brown-headed Gull (Non breeding)
Gull,
Southern Black-backed Gull
Much bigger than the red-billed or the black-billed variants.
Gull,Much bigger than the red-billed or the black-billed variants.
Gull Red-billed
Red-billed,
Black-bellied Tern (In flight)
Tern,
Little Tern
This Little Tern was spotted near the shore of the Tudakul Lake, a salt water lake near Bukhara town in Uzbekistan.
Tern,This Little Tern was spotted near the shore of the Tudakul Lake, a salt water lake near Bukhara town in Uzbekistan.
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Gull,
Indian Skimmer (Pair)
My first sighting of this species. The preservation of the Chambal ecosystem may be key to their survival.
Skimmer,My first sighting of this species. The preservation of the Chambal ecosystem may be key to their survival.
Brown-headed Gull (Breeding)
Gull,
Black-billed Gull
The apparent ubiquity of this species may convince you otherwise but this bird is classified as "Nationally Critical". It's said to be the most threatened Gull species in the world.
Gull,The apparent ubiquity of this species may convince you otherwise but this bird is classified as "Nationally Critical". It's said to be the most threatened Gull species in the world.
Thayer's Gull (Juvenile)
Gull,
Black-billed Gull (Chick)
The ubiquity of this species belies that this bird is classified as "Nationally Critical". It's said to be the most threatened Gull species in the world.
Gull,The ubiquity of this species belies that this bird is classified as "Nationally Critical". It's said to be the most threatened Gull species in the world.
Black-headed Gull (First winter)
Gull,
