![A frenzy of Gulls and fishing boats at Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island on the day of a herring spawn in March 2024. The spawn turns the water a beautiful blue green and attracts an abundance of wildlife, especially Gulls.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/c2f7fa8f-805f-4e98-959c-59920a3dc3f6/1/1/Gullsboats_DSC9571Gallery.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=3f51029de42c5e365c2a7b30cbb8bdc0b35bfd78ad34bf9ddade5df05c0c36e3)
Gull on a Winter's Day
Parksville, BC
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![A Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) displaying the beauty of its wings as it lands on a snowy field in Parksville, B.C.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/12b14b17-54a5-44de-810c-7bc7611bb350/1/1/GullGallery_DSC0605.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=3f51029de42c5e365c2a7b30cbb8bdc0b35bfd78ad34bf9ddade5df05c0c36e3)
Gull on a Winter's Day
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![A Juvenile Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) coming in for a landing on the snow at Parksville beach, Vancouver Island, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/4838af41-a420-4278-80cf-dc16630dbba0/1/1/SnowyLanding2021_DSC0606.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=3f51029de42c5e365c2a7b30cbb8bdc0b35bfd78ad34bf9ddade5df05c0c36e3)
Snowy Landing
Parksville, BC
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![A Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) reflected as it lands on calm ocean waters with its wings extended and beak touching the water at French Creek, Vancouver Island, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/adc94562-b8f3-4289-b77e-b5535fc63797/1/1/GullGallery_DSC8825.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=78cf2947b9686d61aafa28ca31e33b235cac9cfce03e2e90e45025153b5a9f62)
Mirror Mirror
Herring Gull
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![A Yellow-Legged Gull (Larus michahellis) preparing to land while in flight over the ocean waters of the Salish sea at Columbia beach, Vancouver Island, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/ee976709-bc3a-4f99-b3b4-df3969837a85/1/1/gullgallery_DSC6541.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=3f51029de42c5e365c2a7b30cbb8bdc0b35bfd78ad34bf9ddade5df05c0c36e3)
Preparing to Land
Yellow-Legged Gull
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![A Yellow-Legged Gull (Larus michahellis) doing a back-flip while in flight over the ocean waters of the Salish sea at Columbia beach, Vancouver Island, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/a5e25076-2dc8-48a2-9e11-67de24e3259b/1/1/gullflipgallery_DSC6541.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=3f51029de42c5e365c2a7b30cbb8bdc0b35bfd78ad34bf9ddade5df05c0c36e3)
Back-flip
A Yellow-Legged Gull in flight
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![A Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) with its wings up and reflected as it lands on the blue waters of the Salish sea at French Creek, Vancouver Island, B.C.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3762,2352,3762,1200/0-0-0/7b8e09fb-d5ea-47bb-92b3-42cdccf5b9c9/1/1/GullGallery_DSC9052.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=4e0c47cfb8847b00043687121cccf0d9a786a1fa21a5f0e2f1c0d2bcd2b8b88a)
Pretty Wings
Short-billed Gull
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![A Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus) in flight over the blue waters of the Salish sea at French Creek, Vancouver Island, B.C.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/3b107dcf-5a2d-40ba-a193-c173bb8ea913/1/1/gullgallery_DSC9036.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=78cf2947b9686d61aafa28ca31e33b235cac9cfce03e2e90e45025153b5a9f62)
Short-billed Gull in Flight
French Creek, Vancouver Island, B.C.
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![A Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) displaying the beauty of its black tipped wings when it lands on the waters of the Salish Sea at Columbia beach, Vancouver Island, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/7567024a-3bc8-4786-be0b-7a447fab6d87/1/1/GullGallery_DSC6527.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=3f51029de42c5e365c2a7b30cbb8bdc0b35bfd78ad34bf9ddade5df05c0c36e3)
The Landing
Herring Gull, Columbia Beach
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![A Yellow-Legged Gull (Larus michahellis) in flight set off by the blue sky and blue sea at Columbia beach, Vancouver Island, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/87ace2e2-194e-48d3-8df4-44580c337ee8/1/1/gullgallery_DSC9315.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=3f51029de42c5e365c2a7b30cbb8bdc0b35bfd78ad34bf9ddade5df05c0c36e3)
Yellow-Legged Gull in Flight
French Creek, B.C.
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![Gulls (Larinae) in flight in a frenzy over the ocean waters of the Salish sea during the herring spawn at Columbia beach on the east coast of Vancouver Island.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/0941890e-d351-4d9a-bb08-f85d7eeb0279/1/1/herringspawngallery_DSC6249.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=3f51029de42c5e365c2a7b30cbb8bdc0b35bfd78ad34bf9ddade5df05c0c36e3)
Gull Frenzy
During a herring spawn at Columbia Beach, Vancouver Island, B.C.
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![A Gull in flight (Larinae) lit by the morning sund at French Creek, Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/3bac66ad-6b61-4f9d-bd4c-53241f23a39c/1/1/herringgullgallery_DSC2090.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=78cf2947b9686d61aafa28ca31e33b235cac9cfce03e2e90e45025153b5a9f62)
Sunlit Gull
A Gull in flight at French Creek
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![A Short-billed Gull ( larus argentatus) with its wings extended reflected on the still blue waters of the Salish sea at French Creek, Vancouver Island, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/e1acf4f0-a171-4c03-8876-4bd7137f735a/1/1/GullGallery_DSC9001.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=3f51029de42c5e365c2a7b30cbb8bdc0b35bfd78ad34bf9ddade5df05c0c36e3)
Gull on Still Blue Waters
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![A pair of Short-billed Gulls ( larus argentatus) reflected as they land on the still blue waters of the Salish sea at French Creek, Vancouver Island, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3762,2351,3762,1200/0-0-0/8c2d9a32-1fef-4d78-86d0-4eb6dd487ffd/1/1/gullsgallery_DSC9006.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=f6c92bdc914bff222ec7e17ca0e80fcc717ac2665a1828d2c15edc39a6127212)
Duo Landing
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![A Herring Gull ( larus argentatus) reflected as it lands on the still blue waters of the Salish sea at French Creek, Vancouver Island, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/5b53e3c9-b3b3-41ca-ac5f-c0f461bf5fb7/1/1/Gull2022Gallery_DSC8444.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=3f51029de42c5e365c2a7b30cbb8bdc0b35bfd78ad34bf9ddade5df05c0c36e3)
Gull Landing Reflected
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![Portrait of a Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) standing in a snowy field with a touch of snow on its beak, Vancouver Island, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/86f89895-03b0-4fa2-bce3-38075e9b7f81/1/1/GullGallery_DSC0533.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=78cf2947b9686d61aafa28ca31e33b235cac9cfce03e2e90e45025153b5a9f62)
Snowy Beak
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![Portrait of a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) with a red spot on its yellow beak.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/14091a27-daf6-4ea0-9bd2-2fc5fd104f0d/1/1/gullgallery_DSC6631.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=78cf2947b9686d61aafa28ca31e33b235cac9cfce03e2e90e45025153b5a9f62)
Herring Gull Portrait
French Creek, Vancouver Island, BC
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![A Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) in flight preparing to land in the snow at Parksville beach on a day, Vancouver Island, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/5394d554-e783-4036-a0b8-62ccfd37fe85/1/1/gullgallery_DSC0618.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=3f51029de42c5e365c2a7b30cbb8bdc0b35bfd78ad34bf9ddade5df05c0c36e3)
Free-falling into the Snow
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![Portrait of a Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) standing in the snow on a winters day, Vancouver Island, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3646,2427,3646,1200/0-0-0/9c0c14ab-bd26-4ee4-bc4d-a735052bc0fb/1/1/Gullgallery_DSC9966.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=1782a9dc83cf23c72e01fe347a449eb5b294f512277f6335c218192143171c6a)
Braving the Snow
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![A Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus) in its first-winter plumage reflected as it glides along the calm waters of the Salish Sea, French Creek, Parksville, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/8e8b437b-e1ba-4983-ad15-58f9689986e2/1/1/gullgallery_DSC9110.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=3f51029de42c5e365c2a7b30cbb8bdc0b35bfd78ad34bf9ddade5df05c0c36e3)
Herring Gull on the Salish Sea
First-winter Plumage
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![A Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) in flight with its wings spread wide revealing their beauty and black tips.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3966,2231,3966,1200/0-0-0/30cbf899-b0e3-403e-8ed7-4dac3e614fcc/1/1/GullGallery2022_717.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=3f51029de42c5e365c2a7b30cbb8bdc0b35bfd78ad34bf9ddade5df05c0c36e3)
Wings of a Herring Gull
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![High key image of a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) in flight, Vancouver, B.C..](https://format.creatorcdn.com/f80a8868-18e6-42c0-9c4a-f604ab1133db/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/a58fe01f-9445-4bd7-bca3-a94d9b348798/1/1/151-GullGallery2022.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037498315~hmac=78cf2947b9686d61aafa28ca31e33b235cac9cfce03e2e90e45025153b5a9f62)
Herring Gull in Flight
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