Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

 (L 30" WS 65" Wt 3.6 lb)

Largest gull in the world
...wingspan over 5 ft...feathers
fashionable in the 1800's.

St. Augustine, FL

03Feb2012

Anastasia State Park

05Feb2012

Note: has pink legs

2nd winter

For most gulls its not flying that
matter, but eating.

(Jonathan Livingston Seagull in “The
Quotable Birder” by Bill Adler Jr, )