Everywhere I go I hear people talk about seagulls. Truth is though, that there isn't a single species called a 'seagull'. Locally we have several varieties, the most common (and the one people here usually mean) being the herring gull. Given how common they are here, it is sometimes hard to believe that they are a protected species, red listed due to the serious decline of their habitat.
Down at the pond today I got the chance to photograph a herring gull, alongside its (locally) much less common cousin the lesser black-backed gull (which is amber listed). The herring gull (with its silver-grey plumage is on the left. The lesser black-backed is on the right. Seen together, the colour differentiation is obvious.
Another common local species is the black-headed gull (confusingly with a brown head in summer and a white head in winter). This one was admiring the view from the top of the No Fishing sign. 
As for the foxes, it's been relatively quiet tonight. Pretty is the only cub who has shown up so far.
The adults are out there somewhere (I can hear them), and just occasionally it's possible to catch a glimpse. This is nicked-ear skulking at the back of the garden.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens apart from the final shot which was taken with the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens.
Wulpen
9 Jul 2013Like always beautiful shots
gdare
10 Jul 2013Even in Belgrade we had gulls, but only one kind, black-headed gulls. And as you've mentioned before, there are 8 different kind of gulls in Vancouver :doh:
The black-headed gull is called Bonaparte’s Gull, too :left:
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/bccws/Resources/GullIDGuideAdult.pdf
SittingFox
10 Jul 2013Good to catch the two gulls together.
Words
11 Jul 2013Erwin, thanks!
Words
11 Jul 2013Darko, gulls are everywhere it seems.
the Bonaparte gull is the same family as the Black-headed gull, but a variant species. The main difference is that the Bonaparte gull is smaller (according to wikipedia). I have to say that they do look the same to me.
Words
11 Jul 2013Adele, comparison shots make identification so much easier!