West Seattle scene: Baby birds by the bay

July 31, 2010 at 2:52 pm | In West Seattle news, West Seattle parks, Wildlife | 10 Comments

Remember Melanie’s amazing photos of a great blue heron, published here two weeks ago? (Follow that link if you didn’t see them the first time!) This time, she shares a photo of baby seagulls, photographed at Jack Block Park. Sorry we can’t crop it any closer, but even this size yields something we didn’t know – that baby gulls are speckled.

10 Comments

  1. Oh how CUTE!

    Comment by Noelle — July 31, 10 3:03 pm #

  2. Wonderful work, Melanie! You can just see how much that mother gull cares for those babies of hers!

    Comment by Trileigh — July 31, 10 3:19 pm #

  3. I have NEVER seen a baby seagull.
    Although a seagull family lives just above me (on the roof), and the mama and papa seagull are VERY noisy if another bird approaches. Especially crows.
    Those babies are TOO CUTE.

    Comment by Jo — July 31, 10 4:10 pm #

  4. The photos are at Jack Block on the bridge if anyone wants one.

    Comment by melanie — July 31, 10 5:07 pm #

  5. Those are Glaucous-winged Gulls. They are the most common gull around here and commonly interbreed with other gull species, making for interesting identification challenges.

    Comment by Westside Birdman — July 31, 10 8:55 pm #

  6. Super cute!!

    Comment by pigeonmom — July 31, 10 9:27 pm #

  7. Thank you for the wonderful photo. The babies are adorable. Congratulations, Mama Seagull. Are they boys or gulls?

    Comment by Sonoma — August 1, 10 12:55 am #

  8. Those are SO cute! I’ve never seen baby seagulls before. Thanks for posting!

    Comment by guidosmom — August 1, 10 8:54 pm #

  9. Came across those prints on this morning’s walk Melanie – thank you for that random act of kindness.

    Comment by Bill Peckham — August 1, 10 10:26 pm #

  10. Wow, I didn’t know seagulls hatched! I thought, like pigeons, they just spontaneously appear. (Kidding–but have you ever seen a baby pigeon?)

    Comment by AJP — August 2, 10 9:21 pm #

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