I fed the seagulls in a parking lot today (I know it's not a healthy meal but I just couldn't resist) All of a sudden a gargantuan seagull flew in and took off with most of the food.
I've seen seagulls plenty of times before but I have never seen a giant one before.
Does anyone know if there are different subspecies, all within one area?
I know seagulls in different countries look a tad bit different than the ones in Chicago (some have yellow feet and here they have grey feet) but I never knew they could vary in size so much. Is he migrating or something? Or is this guy just a gooood eater?
I'm sorry it's not a great picture but the big guy dived in and was gone in an instant.
Hopefully you can see the difference. The pic really does not do his size justice!
I've seen seagulls plenty of times before but I have never seen a giant one before.
Does anyone know if there are different subspecies, all within one area?
I know seagulls in different countries look a tad bit different than the ones in Chicago (some have yellow feet and here they have grey feet) but I never knew they could vary in size so much. Is he migrating or something? Or is this guy just a gooood eater?
I'm sorry it's not a great picture but the big guy dived in and was gone in an instant.
Hopefully you can see the difference. The pic really does not do his size justice!
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