That this noisy gull, seen everywhere, is elected bird of the year 2011 here in Norway may surprise many. The reason is their numbers are going down and they are importent to other spieces.
Black-headed gull colonies have an important function in the wetlands as "umbrella". The colonies provide protection to other species. Birds as Tufted Ducks, Horned Grebe and different species of wading birds have great advantage of black-headed gull colonies. The gulls decline can in other words have great significance for biodiversity.
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| Hoover over the colony |
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| Pleeease....... | |
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| The lookout |
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| A drink of cool water |
I`m sure you heard this before:
Call: http://www.xeno-canto.org/europe/XCspeciesprofiles.php?species_nr2=10582.00
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| Among the water lilies |
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| A youngster |
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| What we like to see. Securing the aftergrowth. |
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| Resting those wings on drifting ice | |
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Further info on spieces:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_Gull
Videos and pics by others:
http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/common-black-headed-gull-larus-ridibundus
