Christmas day was spent on a reasonably quiet coast, sadly the weather was damp and dull but at least we had no rain.
The Great Black-backed Gull is the largest gull in the world they have a length: of 64-78cm with a wingspan:150-165cm {5ft} Weight:1-2kg
A powerful bird with a domineering attitude.
Many of our usual birds were resting on the beach.
Common Ringed Plovers.
Sanderling
Dunlin.
Single Dunlin with Sanderling.
Continued Reflections from my World. 
big Gull or not, my eagle friends would still love to have it come over for dinner
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Yes they would put them in their place.
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Those gulls certainly do seem to have a bad attitude. Maybe they are not looking forward to the year 2023. Ha The other birds seem to be having a nice quiet day.
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Are you sure the gulls were not belting out carols? We got hailed on during our Boxing Day walk.
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That is what I thought when I saw the picture.
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Wonder what they’re saying or singing! Singing carols? Nice photos and thanks for identifying them. Hope you had a great Christmas! We are having a very rainy one…it’s a relief because our CA drought was ongoing for years. Maybe this rain will pull us out of this years-long drought.
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I thought they were singing but they do make a awful din!
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Yep, I bet! The kind of carols you’d rather not hear.
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