gulls

by Bob Shanman Last month, I introduced you to one of my favorite birds, the Heermann’s Gull. They are white-headed like most gulls. But with their slate-gray bodies, red bill and black feet, they are easily sorted out from the rest of the gulls. They have now left for their breeding colonies in Mexico, leaving […]

by Bob Shanman  So, two friends were walking along the beach in Hermosa when a large flock of gulls suddenly lifted off the sand and flew right in front of them.  “Darn seagulls,” said one friend. The other friend, a birder, corrected him. “Those are not seagulls” he said.  “We are on Santa Monica Bay, […]