Donald described it as:
"This bird has been swimming about in Brewery Bay for the past two days, and its tail is straight up when it dives. A bit smaller than a seagull. What is it?"
I did not see any gull when I first went over yesterday. In fact it wasn't until I was on my way home that I saw this:
This is, I think, a Ring-billed gull, a medium size gull, maybe not quite in adult plumage.
Does this qualify as having its tail in the air while diving?
Or -
Maybe from shore even this might be thought of as "tail in the air"?
Anyway, interesting behavior.
And now bath time -
Followed by (h)air drying -
W O B
Yes, probably a non-breeding Ring-billed Gull. Gulls are notoriously difficult to identify
ReplyDeleteThanks. There are strong similarities with photos of second-winter Ring-billed, showing the tan streaks on the neck.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ring-billed_Gull/photo-gallery/532264921