Birdwatching at the Beach!

During a vacation this past week, I watched a black backed gull catch a small fish and peck at it for a bit before swallowing the remainder of it whole. Very neat! Two laughing gulls were getting some morning sun on the sand. I also spotted a female house sparrow feeding her nestlings at an outdoor restaurant that I visited!

Black backed gull

The seagull is doing a call called The long call which they use in there complex social Hierarchy to keep the colony under control and try to keep fights to a minimum.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology