We saw black-headed gulls a number of times on our recent trip, including in Iceland, outside of Reykjavik,
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Black-headed gull in Iceland. |
and at Auschwitz, outside of Krakow, Poland. At Auschwitz we were feeding them bits of bread from our sandwiches.
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Black-headed gull in Poland. |
In summer, the adult has a chocolate-brown head, a pale gray body, black tips on the primary wing feathers, a red bill and red legs.
The distribution, set forth below, is quite wide, including most of Europe, and other widely scattered spots, including rare visits to eastern North America.
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Distribution map from Wikipedia. Green = year round, yellow = summer, and blue = winter. |
Beautiful birds, but a bit eerie. They fit the mood at Auschwitz.
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