Denmark
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
(L 30" WS 65" Wt 3.6 lb)
Alrø
04Sept2013
Largest gull in the world
...wingspan over 5 ft...feathers
fashionable in the 1800's.
Randers Fjord
Udybyhøj
03Sept2013
To disperse heat, gulls and herons can
increase blood flow to their legs and
feet by up to twentyfold.
increase blood flow to their legs and
feet by up to twentyfold.
(Thor Hanson)
Larus in Latin means rapacious
seabird; marinus in Latin means
marine, of the sea.
seabird; marinus in Latin means
marine, of the sea.
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