"Big Boy" of Gulls
The Great Black-backed Gull is one of the largest of North American Gulls (27-31" in length; 63-79cm). They are "four year gulls", meaning they reach full maturity in four years, with various color states each year of development.
I have seen them along the Maine coastline (shown in first comment below), but this one was one of a pair in the Toledo Zoo.
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"Big Boy" of Gulls
The Great Black-backed Gull is one of the largest of North American Gulls (27-31" in length; 63-79cm). They are "four year gulls", meaning they reach full maturity in four years, with various color states each year of development.
I have seen them along the Maine coastline (shown in first comment below), but this one was one of a pair in the Toledo Zoo.
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Uploaded on January 6, 2020
Taken on September 27, 2019