Description
The Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) is a medium-sized gull with a distinctive black ring around its bill. Their breeding habitat is along the coast in Canada or the northern United States. In other areas they breed near lakes and rivers. They nest in colonies on the ground, often on islands. They may keep the same mate and nesting site from year to year. Ring-billed gulls forage for food while swimming, walking or wading. They are omnivorous, feeding on insects, fish, grain, eggs, earthworms and rodents. The ring-billed gull is opportunistic and will take food discarded by humans. This ring-billed gull was photographed while swimming in a pond at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Olympia, Washington State, USA.