Dolphin Gulls~

On By cindy knokeIn Birds, Conservation, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, Patagonia, TRAVEL REVIEWS, Wild Life


Dolphin Gulls are sub-antarctic birds, living in the coastal regions of the southern ocean, and like most gulls can usually be found around boats and people, searching for hand-outs.

They are native to southern Patagonia, specifically Chile, Argentina and The Falkland Islands. Vagrants will visit the Sandwich and South Georgia Islands. They are quite beautiful snow-white birds and are smaller than most gull species, with much shorter, less lethal beaks.

This happy gull likes the freshly fallen rain water,

and drinks all he can the conventional way,

before turning his head almost completely upside down to guzzle more down!

Cheers to you from the Dolphin Gulls of the southern latitudes~

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232 thoughts on “Dolphin Gulls~”

  18. I managed to watch it on youtube (where the link sent me), Very nice. The dolphin gull’s bright orange feet and bill remind me of the oyster catcher who has a similar colour. I’ve never seen these gulls but that’s probably because of where they live. Nice post, Cindy.

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      1. 🙂 Your on my list to interview about photography and travel. I’ll let you nix any questions you want. I don’t do lengthy unless necessary. Would you like to pick your favorite place and photo’s or would you like me to pick the travel and photos. Mine would be a Castle. Your so talented, looks like you’ve had plenty of practice. We could skip the interview style and you talk about the trip, highlights and why you picked the photos you did. I’m open, just want to capture more time with you.
        :). M

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          1. I know it’s a recent Castle, let me look, I made need you help. Then I’ll ask a few questions.
            Not apart of the interview, you’ve made a life of traveling, such a beautiful way to expand the mind. I’m living traveling thru you. Talk soon. 🙂 M

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    1. WOW! Awesome. They are not supposed to be in coastal Maine, but birds tend not to listen to scientist’s bird distribution data. Once a bald eagle got blown by a storm to the UK and they flew him back commercial, and I saw a booby in Channel Islands NP in California. It must be cool to be a bird. If you don’t like who you’re hanging with, you can just catch a wind draft to who knows where!

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  42. You do get to see so many wonderful places. These wonderful birds are beautiful. You capture them so well. As always, I thank you for sharing them with those of us who cannot travel and live through you vicariously. 🙂

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      1. I was up on the north coast of Oregon a couple of months ago and a child offered a bite of her sandwich. I swear the gull population went for 1-50 in seconds, Cindy. 🙂 –Curt

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        1. Yes, they are good survivors! I remember when I was little boys threw rocks on a large flock of resting gulls, they took off and bombed the boys amazingly, whilst I remained unscathed. I knew how smart they were since that day!

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