Laughing Gulls ↔ Leucophaeus Atricilla
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Adult winter plumage. Rockaway Beach, Queens, NYC, NY.
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✍ At the first signs of impending stormy weather coming ashore (Hurricane Hermine in this case), seagulls congregate together in small groups up on the beach, well away from the breaking surf, and hollow out or use existing depressions where they then hunker down to await calmer conditions.

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Fizgig March 31, 2018, 05:14 PM
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