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, and 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).
Oh Dear, how boring is Wikipedia! boring boring boring. The story behind these photos is much fun. My Girlfriend, and 2 mates were headed to the beach We were in Breen (Somerset, South West England.) Breen was a pretty cool place overall. For me the best part of the whole trip was driving the car on the beach. We parked the car on the beach about 20 meters from the waters edge, and began eating our Fish and Chips. At this point the car was sourround by half a dozen big Seagulls. It might of been that we were throwing chips out at them, not to sure.
I got most of these shots while sitting on the rook with my feet hanging through the sunroof, while everyone else used there own dinner as bait. Thank you guys.
