Mediterranean seagulls

[pilottttt]

And here are some Mediterranean seagulls from Istanbul for you - big, loud and cheeky ;)

The young seagull.

Comments

[cmcmck]

Fairly standard European seagulls and as you say, cheeky! :o)

[pilottttt]

They are slightly different from European gulls in the color of their paws and a little more in silhouette. But otherwise they are closely related species.

[bookscorpion]

The youngster is so nicely colour coded with the fountain :D

[pilottttt]

Oh, yes. I was worried that he would fly out of there before I could take a picture.

[turlough]

I often suspect that big, loud and cheeky is the default for all gulls :-) Cool photos in any case.

[pilottttt]

Thank you!

[shirebound]

Thanks for sharing them! Seagulls are assertive birds, that's for sure.

[pilottttt]

I've probably seen the most brazen seagulls in the world in Helsinki. These are slightly more moderate.

[merrileemakes]

This is such a great photo! Love the framing.

[pilottttt]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[yourlibrarian]

Oh I like that one with the fountain -- the gull looks like part of it!

[pilottttt]

Perhaps that seagull knows it herself ;)

[adafrog]

:)

[pilottttt]

;)

[blackcatofmisery]

I realize gulls are common and considered trash birds (literally, by me; they live in the county dump), but I love them. I think they're pretty! ♡ That last photo, with the fountain, actually looks like the bird is part of the construction, except the legs are just orangeish enough to stand out.

=^..^=~

[pilottttt]

It's true - they are very beautiful in flight.