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Larus Ridibundus Collection

Larus ridibundus, commonly known as the Black-headed gull, is a captivating species that never fails to mesmerize with its graceful flight

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in flight, artistically blurred photograph

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in flight, artistically blurred photograph, Cheshire, UK, February. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, and black skimmer

Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, and black skimmer. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an
FLO4685261 Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, and black skimmer. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d'Orbigny's Dictionnaire

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) alighting on water at dawn, Cheshire, UK, November

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) alighting on water at dawn, Cheshire, UK, November. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) flock flying over a frozen lake in falling snow

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) flock flying over a frozen lake in falling snow, Wiltshire, UK, March

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed gull (chroicocephalus ridibundus) diving into water

Black-headed gull (chroicocephalus ridibundus) diving into water, hunting fish / shellfish at sunrise. Baltic Sea, Poland. Sequence 1 of 2

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull, 1836. Creator: Robert Havell

Black-headed Gull, 1836. Creator: Robert Havell
Black-headed Gull, 1836

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) carrying nesting material, Brenne

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) carrying nesting material, Brenne, France, May

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) taking off, detail of legs and water droplets

Black headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) taking off, detail of legs and water droplets, Pusztaszer, Hungary, April

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) taking flight, artistically blurred photograph

Black headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) taking flight, artistically blurred photograph. Cheshire, UK, October. Highly honoured in the Art in Nature category of the Natures Best Windland Smith

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-Headed Gull - Lar us ridibun dus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin

Black-Headed Gull - Lar us ridibun dus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Black-Headed Gull - Lar us ridibun dus, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Feet of Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus on ice winter Norfolk

Feet of Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus on ice winter Norfolk

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gulls Larus ridibundus feeding behind a plough North Norfolk January

Black-headed Gulls Larus ridibundus feeding behind a plough North Norfolk January

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus, juvenile, Finland, July

Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus, juvenile, Finland, July

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus, Germany, juvenile, Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus, Germany, juvenile, Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) calling, The Netherlands, Noord-Holland

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) calling, The Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Balgzandpolder

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed gull -Larus ridibundus-, immature, first winter, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia

Black-headed gull -Larus ridibundus-, immature, first winter, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus in non breeding plumage winter Norfolk

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus in non breeding plumage winter Norfolk

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus on roof Norfolk UK winter

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus on roof Norfolk UK winter

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus colony on Scrape at Minsmere RSPB Reserve Suffolk

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus colony on Scrape at Minsmere RSPB Reserve Suffolk April

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus adult with nest material on scrape at Minsmere

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus adult with nest material on scrape at Minsmere RSPB Reserve Suffolk May

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus breeding colony on scrape at Minsmere RSPB Reserve

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus breeding colony on scrape at Minsmere RSPB Reserve Suffolk May

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus on scrape at Minsmere RSPB Reserve Suffolk May

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus on scrape at Minsmere RSPB Reserve Suffolk May

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus pair at nest on scrape at Minsmere RSPB Reserve

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus pair at nest on scrape at Minsmere RSPB Reserve Suffolk May

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus adult winter Northumberland UK

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus adult winter Northumberland UK

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 1st winter Northumberland UK

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 1st winter Northumberland UK

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull - Single adult bird in winter plumage standing on ice covered lake surface

Black-headed Gull - Single adult bird in winter plumage standing on ice covered lake surface. England, UK
DK-244 Black-headed Gull - Single adult bird in winter plumage standing on ice covered lake surface Gloucestershire, UK Larus ribibundus David Kilbey Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Seagull. Larus Ridibundus

Seagull. Larus Ridibundus

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus), Engraving by John Gould, William Hart, H C Richter

Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus), Engraving by John Gould, William Hart, H C Richter
Zoology - Birds - Charadriiformes - Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus). Engraving by John Gould, William Hart, H. C. Richter

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus), standing in grass, side view

Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus), standing in grass, side view

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull -Larus ridibundus-, male perched on rotting fence post, submissive posture

Black-headed Gull -Larus ridibundus-, male perched on rotting fence post, submissive posture, Camarque, France, Europe

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Portrait of a Black-headed Gull -Larus ridibundus-, Texel, The Netherlands

Portrait of a Black-headed Gull -Larus ridibundus-, Texel, The Netherlands

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed gull -Larus ridibundus-, with chick, Texel, The Netherlands, Europe

Black-headed gull -Larus ridibundus-, with chick, Texel, The Netherlands, Europe

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull -Larus ridibundus- in flight, front view, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Black-headed Gull -Larus ridibundus- in flight, front view, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed gull -Larus ridibundus-, in non-breeding plumage, in flight, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Black-headed gull -Larus ridibundus-, in non-breeding plumage, in flight, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed gulls -Larus ridibundus-, mating, Muenster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Black-headed gulls -Larus ridibundus-, mating, Muenster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull -Larus ridibundus- approaching nest with nesting material, Muenster

Black-headed Gull -Larus ridibundus- approaching nest with nesting material, Muenster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull -Larus ridibundus- with nesting material on approach to nest

Black-headed Gull -Larus ridibundus- with nesting material on approach to nest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull -Larus ridibundus-, Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany

Black-headed Gull -Larus ridibundus-, Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Flock of black-headed gulls -Larus ridibundus-

Flock of black-headed gulls -Larus ridibundus-

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Picture No. 11071208

Picture No. 11071208
Black Headed Gulls in flight feeding - Northumberland, UK. Date:

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Picture No. 10984286

Picture No. 10984286
Black Headed Gull - upturned in the water Holy Island, Lindisfarne, Farne Islands, Northumberland (Larus ridibundus) Date:

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Seagull perched on wooden post in field, two other seagulls flying low in close proximity, side view

Seagull perched on wooden post in field, two other seagulls flying low in close proximity, side view

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus or Larus ridibundus, illustration

Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus or Larus ridibundus, illustration
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus or Larus ridibundus), illustration

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Barred olivine chondrule

Barred olivine chondrule from the Palmyra ordinary chondrite (the chondrule is about 1.2mm across)

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) adult, in flight, carrying Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) adult, in flight, carrying Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) chick in beak, being pursued by Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) adult

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Sowing crops, Sweden

Sowing crops, Sweden
Sowing crops with farm machinery and Black-headed Gulls (Larus ridibundus) in Narke, Sweden

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus taking off Norfolk winter

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus taking off Norfolk winter

Background imageLarus Ridibundus Collection: Black-headed Gull - flock of black headed gulls in flight at sundown - England, UK

Black-headed Gull - flock of black headed gulls in flight at sundown - England, UK
DK-223 Black-headed Gull - flock of black headed gulls in flight at sundown England, UK Larus ridibundus David Kilbey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only



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Larus ridibundus, commonly known as the Black-headed gull, is a captivating species that never fails to mesmerize with its graceful flight. In this artistically blurred photograph, we witness the sheer elegance of these birds soaring through the sky, their wings outstretched in perfect harmony. As dawn breaks over Cheshire, UK in November, a Black-headed gull alights on the tranquil water. The soft hues of morning light reflect upon its feathers, creating a serene and ethereal atmosphere. It's a moment frozen in time that reminds us of nature's delicate beauty. In Barycz Valley, Poland, amidst a flock of Black-headed gulls stands a majestic Great egret. This stunning image captured by Vogelwarte Photo Competition 2022's overall winner showcases the harmonious coexistence between different bird species and highlights the importance of biodiversity. Winter brings about its own enchantment as snowflakes gently fall from above. Against this wintry backdrop, a flock of Black-headed gulls takes flight over a frozen lake. Their dark silhouettes contrast against the pure white landscape—a breathtaking sight that exemplifies nature's resilience even in harsh conditions. At dawn once again, another flock of Black-headed gulls fills the sky with their synchronized movements. Their collective journey symbolizes unity and cooperation among these avian creatures—an awe-inspiring spectacle for any observer lucky enough to witness it. With remarkable agility and precision, a diving Black-headed gull plunges into shimmering waters below. Its streamlined body effortlessly pierces through the surface—a testament to their adaptability both in air and water. Dating back to 1836 when Robert Havell created his masterpiece titled 'Black-Headed Gull, ' this species has captivated artists throughout history with its striking features and distinctive appearance—a timeless muse inspiring creativity across generations. In Brenne, we observe yet another fascinating behavior: a Black-headed gull carrying nesting material.