Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae
Silver Gull, St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image Australia
January / February 2006

The Silver Gull is distributed throughout Australia both on the coast and inland. It feeds on a very wide variety of food from fish and carrion to berries, seeds and insects.

Silver Gull, Dover, Tasmania, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image It has a scarlet bill and legs, a white eye, silver-grey upperparts, a white tail and white "windows" on the primaries.

Photo 4 shows an immature bird with a dull yellow-brown bill, and reddish-brown legs.
Silver Gull, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image
Immature Silver Gull, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image
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