Great black-backed gull
The black-backed gull, scientifically named Larus marinus, is a bird that lives throughout Europe, Asia, North America, Central America, the Arctic and North Africa.
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It is a bird belonging to the Laridae family and the Charadriiiformes order. It is one of the largest gulls in Normandy.
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It is recognizable by its white head, throat and belly, its brown wings close to black with black and white tips. Its beak is yellow and red and its legs are pink.
In black-backed gulls, it is impossible to recognize the female from the male.
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Black-backed gulls feed primarily on birds about their size, large fish, and sometimes carrion.
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It mainly lives near shores and estuaries.
It nests in pairs, on the ground. It lays about 3 eggs.
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It is a rather talkative species.
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On the IUCN conservation status it is: LC Least concern.
Great black-backed gulls (adult transitive plumage, the three at the bottom of the image) and a yellow-legged gull (adult transitive plumage, the lowest in the image).
Adult Great Black-backed Gull in winter plumage.