#Herring gulls

[todropscience]

GULLS WILL DECIDE WHAT TO EAT BY WATCHING PEOPLE 

Herring gulls (Larus argentatus) can perfectly thrive in coastal  and urban landscapes, however, these birds will steal your food as soon as you are distracted. Urban gulls pay attention to human behaviour in food-related contexts, and will mimic what humans almost all the time, a new study shown.

In a simple test, researchers studied how herring gulls behave in front person eating snacks on Brighton beachfront, UK. They gave the gulls the choice between two differently coloured potato chips,  and when the human were eating potatos chips from one color, seagulls approached the food, and chose the same colour that the experimenter was eating, the 95 per cent of the time.

Seagulls were able to use human cues for stimulus enhancement and foraging decisions. Given the relatively recent history of urbanization in herring gulls, this cross-species social information transfer could be a by-product of the cognitive flexibility inherent in species who steal food, called kleptoparasitic species. This success in urban environments is suggested to result from behavioural flexibility, which is likely to require specific cognitive adaptations. In food-stealing birds, success is said to reflect an ability to integrate and use information about both the environment and other individuals, and kleptoparasites generally have usually larger relative brain sizes than their hosts.  

Photo by Jon J. Laysel

Reference (Open Access): Feist et al., 2023) Inter-species stimulus enhancement: herring gulls (Larus argentatus) mimic human food choice during foraging. Biology Letters.

#Larus argentatus #Herring gulls #science #animals #birds #aves #marine science #sciblr #scienceblr #biology #marine biology

[antiqueanimals]

Virginia Wildlife. Vol. 27, No. 7. 1966.

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#birds #seabirds #gulls #herring gulls #signature

[kaijudragon]

Gull studies from my art class at Shoals Marine Lab on Appledore Island

#art #kaley's art #scientific illustration #bird art #herring gulls #gulls #i'm allergic to something fierce out here #only downside so far

[philgennuso]

Foggy Morning (#NatureWednesday #Haiku)

Phil Gennuso Arts foggy morning on the river the songs of herring gulls echo in the distant mist

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#Fog #Haiku #Herring Gulls #Hudson River #Mist #Phil Gennuso Arts #Poetry

[vintagewildlife]

A young herring gull named Ernest By: Unknown photographer From: Natural History Magazine 1936

#fave #herring gull #sea gull #charadriiform #bird #1936 #1930s #Natural History Magazine

[admiralgiggles]

European Herring Gull

#photo of the day #european herring gull #waterfowl #bird #birdwatching #bird lover #bird photography #nature #nature photography #wildlife #wildlife photography #wild nj #nikon photography #nikon coolpix p1000 #bayonne park #nj isnt boring #spring 2024

[besidethepath]

The sun shone briefly this morning, inviting us to take a short break with a coffee and croissant. Feathered interested parties quickly turned up

#photographers on tumblr #original photography #birding #bird photography #urban birding #carrion crow #Rabenkrähe #European herring gull #Silbermöwe #1. Winter

[tiarnanabhfainni]

i loved the part of the book where piranesi resolves to take better care of himself while he's rediscovering his own history. he just has so much compassion for himself! the journal upsets him so he takes a week off and does things he enjoys and then he settles into a safe place when he wants to tackle the subject again. and he doesn't believe The Other when he's told about his amnesia! he values his own insights and his own knowledge of the House even when fucking ketterley is actively trying to undermine his sense of self. piranesi's gentle treatment of himself and the person he used to be is genuinely so moving.

#piranesi #i could go on about his recounting of the times he let himself go hungry and made stupid decisions #but there's nothing in the way of self-recrimination #he just says: #i didn't know then what i know know and i would do things differently #he stands up for himself when he's talking to raphael too even though he likes her #obvs he's got oodles of compassion for other people too #he takes care of the dead. he gives nesting material to the albatrosses. he leaves the herring gulls alone before retrieving the paper #he enters the scary room for The Other. he warns sixteen about the flood. he blesses the prophet #(who does not fucking deserve it) #he writes directions to the statue #even when he comes back he goes and finds poor james ritter #but it's the self compassion that touches me the most

[melissajanart]

The notorious chip thief.

#sea gull #herring gull #chip thief #funny art #bird illustration #art blog #artist on tumblr

[frenchfry99]

Look who's back from yet another flight! 🌈✉️

Also him and his wifey as humans lol

(plus Daria being silly :3)

Being more of a background character, Sean would mostly be shown in some educational pieces of the show (mostly geographical themed) and a sort of "arts and crafts" lessons with Eddie, telling about all the lands, cultures and puppets Sean had a chance to see (and various fun stories from his flights too!).

Sean may come off as rather shy, but he's as energetic and talkative as his wife, who oftenly would join him on his part of episodes.

His job as a pilot is to fly puppet travelers on his plane from the neighborhood and/to all other places of colorful puppet world and/or delivering mail, which could include anything from various personal requests of neighbors, to new goods for bodega and to letters as well (maybe that's why he gets along so well with the neighborhood's mailman and bugdega owner?). So he's quite the busy bird I'd say!

Sean always has a joke or pun up his sleeve - this guy sure likes to have a good laugh!

He's transmasc, bi & poly

I'm super burned out and dry on ideas lately so I'll infodump more abt him later 💔💔 local himbo pilot my beloved-

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#here he is the dude the guy!! #there's notttt enough bird OCs in that fandom #so I had to make one!! #and a bonus colored bug lady doodle heheh #Daria loves her husband and wives and her bbg(Emil) very dearly :33 #welcome home #welcome home oc #welcome home puppet show #welcome home arg #sean gull #original character #wanted to make markiplier his voice claim cuz I'm silly like that but now idk idk #Sean and Daria are the cheesiest couple you've ever met #the sillies :] #the cool aunt & uncle tm #lmaooo I love this type of characters- #Sean gives off himbo vibes- #daria d. dragonfly #puppet oc

[night-for-night]

gulls of gunnison beach - sandy hook, nj - yashica mg-1 & 100 iso film - developed at eliz digital & scanned with minolta dimage dual iii

#wildlife #nature #sky #35mm #herring gull #clouds #blue sky #birds #wild birds #wildlife photography #film photography #35mm color photography #film #cloudy #ishootfilm #photography #lensblr #beach #ocean #atlantic ocean #waves #ocean waves

[antiqueanimals]

How to Draw Birds. Written and illustrated by Raymond Sheppard. 1940.

#birds #gulls #herring gulls #Raymond Sheppard

[uwmspeccoll]

A Big Apple Feathursday

These collagraph prints by American artist, educator, and printer John Ross (1921-1917), made for the 1998 Birds of Manhattan, depict a few of the more common birds of that island against various architectural features of the city. It's sometimes easy to forget how biodiverse Manhattan is, particularly in bird life. Manhattan lies on the eastern route of the Atlantic flyway, so it receives many visitors as well as serving as a year-round residence for many species of birds.

The book, another donation form the estate of our late friend Dennis Bayuzick, was conceived, designed, illustrated and printed in an edition of 40 copies by John Ross at his East Hampton, New York High Tide Press in collaboration with relief aid officer and Greek and Latin scholar Lloyd Jonnes, who wrote the text. The binding, with its inset painted relief of a Cardinal, is by James D. Marcantonio at his Hope Bindery in Providence, R.I. This book was selected for the 1998 “50 Books / 50 Covers” by the American Institute for Graphic Arts in New York. 

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#Feathursday #John Ross #Birds of Manhattan #collagraphs #High Tide Press #Lloyd Jonnes #James D. Marcantonio #Hope Bindery #Herring Gull #Rock Dove #Northern Cardinal #Barn Swallow #House Sparrow #Screech Owl #Peregrine Falcon #European Starling #Downy Woodpecker #American Crow #Great Blue Heron #Canada Goose #Bald Eagle #House Wren #birds #birbs!

[philgennuso]

Fall Morning (#Nature #Haiku)

Fall Morning (#Nature #Haiku)

Phil Gennuso Arts early fall morning cornwall landing herring gulls play in the sunlight

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#Cornwall Landing #Fall #Haiku #Herring Gulls #Nature #Phil Gennuso Arts #PHOTOGRAPHY #POETRY

[minmos]

i hate bird identification bc it's like.

every single one of these are all different bird species and if you cant tell them apart YOU ARE STUPID .... now sit down and wait to get a rare bird alert for a seagull that's identical to every one you've seen before. and Your ass is going to have to buy a plane ticket if you think you're going to see a european herring gull in your pathetic lifetime. *spits on you*

These are all the same one though.

#minmoment #GULLS IN ORDER: 1. belcher's gull 2. olgrog's gull 3. black tailed gull 4. common gull 5. short billed gull 6. california gull 7. western #gull 8. european herring gull 9. caspian gull 10. vega gull.

[honey-grass]

🪽 European herring gull (Larus argentatus)

🌱 Cuxhaven, Germany

#my photography #bird photography #birds #bird #motion #birdwatching #cuxhaven #germany #original photography on tumblr #nature photography #ornithology #photografers on tumblr #photography #herring gull #gulls #gull #seagull #wildlife #wildlife photography #original phography #birds of tumblr #birding