Red-billed gulls at Kaikaitāhuna Bay along the northern shore of Lake Rotorua in New Zealand were sunning themselves as they relaxed on a wooden pier.
Red-Billed Gulls at Kaikaitāhuna Bay in New Zealand. Sunday Morning Photograph.
Also known as Tarāpunga, red-billed gulls are the most common gulls in New Zealand.
Except for a colony at Lake Rotorua, this species of birds rarely is found inland in New Zealand.
Red-billed gulls have a cameo appearance in this video of Kaikaitāhuna Bay.
Final Boarding Call
Seeing gulls at a lake instead of the sea informed me that these birds were not seagulls. In fact, no species of bird or animal is officially called a seagull.
The purpose of the weekly series of Sunday Morning Photograph articles is to feature photographs from my travels around the world which you can view while enjoying your morning coffee.
Please click here for a complete list of the Sunday Morning Photograph series of articles at The Gate With Brian Cohen, which include photographs taken of nature and sights of interest in many countries and territories around the world — including but not limited to:
Andorra • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Bahamas • Bahrain • Belgium • Belarus • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Canada • China • Chile • Colombia • Côte d’Ivoire or Ivory Coast • Cyprus — including the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus • Czechia or Czech Republic • Denmark • Dominican Republic • Egypt • England in Great Britain in the United Kingdom • Estonia • Finland • France • Germany • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Kenya • Latvia • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Malaysia • Morocco • Mozambique • Netherlands • New Zealand • Oman • Panama • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Singapore • Slovenia • South Africa • South Korea • Spain • Swaziland or Eswatini • Sweden • Switzerland • Thailand • United Arab Emirates • United States of America • Uruguay
All photographs ©2024 by Brian Cohen.
