Gull eating fish

Gull eating fish, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

The seagulls had a wonderful time picking at the fish.

 

Seagulls on the shore

Seagulls on the shore, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

This week has seen a group of Pacific Gulls watching the waters for fish

Seagulls...Pacific Gull

seagulls, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

It is interesting that I could not find 'Seagulls' via Google, and had to search 'seabirds' to find the Pacific Gull, which is the correct name for the bird loosely called 'seagull'.
Interesting is also the fact that there are not many seagulls in Burrum Heads.
We bought some take away and looked for birds to feed with scraps and there weren't any. This area does not attract birds that scavenge or look for food scraps. Maybe they find enough fish and sea-life as the shores are laden with small sea-life.
This large flock was sitting on the waters edge.
The birds here are very nervous of humans. They fly off if you venture closer.They are not used to people.

Sea birds are most commonly found on, over or near the ocean. However many sea birds may be found at other water sources, such as lakes and wetlands, and can become common in urban areas.
http://birdsinbackyards.net/feature/seabirds.cfm

* Adelie Penguin
* Australasian Gannet
* Australian Pelican
* Black-browed Albatross
* Black-faced Cormorant
* Caspian Tern
* Common Tern
* Crested Tern
* Emperor Penguin
* Fairy Tern
* Flesh-footed Shearwater
* Great Cormorant
* Gull-billed Tern
* Kelp Gull
* King Penguin
* Little Black Cormorant
* Little Penguin
* Little Pied Cormorant
* Little Tern
* Pacific Gull
* Pied Cormorant
* Short-tailed Shearwater
* Silver Gull
* Sooty Shearwater
* Wandering Albatross

The Pacific Gull is a very large black-backed gull with a massive yellow bill, broadly tipped with scarlet. The upper wings and wingtips are wholly black with a narrow white inner trailing edge, the tail is white with a broad black band near the end. The legs are yellow to orange-yellow. Juvenile Pacific Gulls are mottled dark brown with pale face and the bill is pink with a black tip. The immatures have dark brown wings, whitish mottled body and a black-tipped yellow bill. There are two forms of the Pacific Gull: the eastern form (race pacificus) has a white eye and a complete red tip to the bill while the western form (race gergii) has a red eye and an incomplete red tip to the bill.

http://birdsinbackyards.net/bird/249

Seagulls at Hervey Bay Boat Club

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull
Gulls (often informally seagulls) are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns (family Sternidae) and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders. Until recently, most gulls were placed in the genus Larus, but this arrangement is now known to be polyphyletic, leading to the resurrection of several genera.
They are typically medium to large birds, usually grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They typically have harsh wailing or squawking calls. They have stout, longish bills, and webbed feet. Gull species range in size from the Little Gull, at 120 g (4.2 oz) and 29 cm (11.5 inches), to the Great Black-backed Gull, at 1.75 kg (3.8 lbs) and 76 cm (30 inches).
Most gulls, particularly Larus species, are ground nesting carnivores, which will take live food or scavenge opportunistically. Live food often includes crabs and small fish. Apart from the kittiwakes, gulls are typically coastal or inland species, rarely venturing far out to sea and into surrounding deciduous forests.

Genus Larus
Pacific Gull, Larus pacificus

Belcher's Gull, Larus belcheri

Olrog's Gull, Larus atlanticus

Black-tailed Gull, Larus crassirostris


Heermann's Gull, Larus heermanni

Common Gull or Mew Gull, Larus canus