Black-headed Gull - Mouette rieuse by GiMi53

Photography • Animals • posted on Apr 17, 2012

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Picture taken at the Marais d’Harchies on March 28th. The Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory, wintering further south, but some birds in the milder westernmost areas of Europe are resident. The summer adult has a chocolate-brown head (not black, despite the name), pale grey body, black tips to the primary wing feathers, and red bill and legs. The hood is lost in winter, leaving just dark vertical streaks. This is a noisy species, especially in colonies, with a familiar "kree-ar" call. Its scientific name means "laughing gull".

La Mouette rieuse (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) est une espèce d'oiseau de la famille des Laridae, une famille regroupant notamment les mouettes et les goélands. La Mouette rieuse est de couleur blanche avec les ailes gris perle sauf l'extrémité noire. La tête est brun sombre sauf en hiver où elle est blanche avec une tache noirâtre derrière l'œil. Les pattes sont orange ou rouge-orangé. Le bec est rouge-jaune. Thank you for your comments on my previous upload :