Native Talk Tuesday #17

The animal featured in today's Native Talk Tuesday is Larus occidentalis, commonly known as the Western Gull. This gull is seen along the whole length of Oregon's coast throughout the year, but will be more abundant in Winter. All adult Western Gulls will have pink legs, a white head, a red-spotted yellow beak, and one white spot (or "mirror") near the tip of its first or second feather on each wing. Young western gulls will have mottled head feathers and a black-spotted yellow beak. The picture below was taken at Depoe Bay and features a young Western Gull in its third Winter.