29 Herring Gull

• A group of Herring Gulls is called a Gullery / Squabble.
• This is one of the most numerous birds out here in Nova Scotia. We see a Gullery every-time we see a Gull and yes they seem to be Squabbling.
• The Herring Gull is a very intelligent bird it has a very adapted vocalization and body language. It can communicate with just the tip of its head or the body movement and a sound it makes. The mature Herring Gull has a very distinct coloring but the trouble is the immature gull has a very large range of coloration making spotting other breeds of gulls very difficult.
• I was very surprised at what good swimmers and divers they were.
• We took the pictures of the Squabble at Digby. The lone gull was on a roof in Berwick the apple capital of Nova Scotia, also where Sean, Mel, Willow and now Lily live.
• Gulls eat everything.  They are kind of like a Raven on the prairie.
• I love to watch them soar, catching thermals and rising up into the air.