Gull Photos

Sea Caves, the famous La Jolla sea caves lie below tall cliffs at Goldfish Point. Sunny Jim Cave. Sunrise. Sea gulls floating int he water blur in this time exposure.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37469  

Newborn harbor seal pup watches a Western seagull approach. The gull is trying to pick at placenta on the sandy beach as the seal pup, born just moments before, watches and tries to understand what is going on. Within an hour of being born, this pup had learned to nurse and had entered the ocean for its first swim.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39076  

Seagull picks skin off a southern right whale, leaving a lesion that may become infected and which scientists have shown to be stressful to young calves.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38333  

Harbor Seal Stares Down a Western Seagull.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39062  

Harbor Seal Mother and Pup watch a Western Gull. The gull may be looking for placental material on the beach during pupping season.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39066  

Newborn harbor seal pup is protected by its mother from a seagull. The seagull most likely wants to feed on the placenta, but it may also peck at and injure the pup. The seal mother does a good job of keeping birds off its newborn pup. Within an hour of being born, this pup had learned to nurse and had entered the ocean for its first swim.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39075  

Western gulls, courtship behaviour.
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 18397  

Western gull, early morning pink sky.
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 18394  

Cormorants rest on sandstone seacliffs above the ocean. Likely Brandts and double-crested cormorants.
Species: Cormorants, Phalacrocorax
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 18345  

Kelp gull, Larus dominicanus, Dominican gull, large flock in flight over the ocean, Patagonia.
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38285  

Seagull picks skin off a southern right whale, leaving a lesion that may become infected and which scientists have shown to be stressful to young calves.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38334  

Western Gull Chick on Sea Cliff over the Ocean, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove.
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39517  

Ring-Billed Gull in Flight, top view.
Species: Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40162  

Heermann's Gulls in Flight with Ocean Background.
Species: Heermann's Gull, Larus heermanni
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40164  

Heermanns gull portrait with open beak, La Jolla, California.
Species: Heermann's gull, Larus heermanni
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 36757  

Western Gull in Flight, La Jolla.
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 36834  

Young Harbor Seal Pup Watches Approaching Sea Gull.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39088  

A Western seagull picks at placenta on sand beach, as the seal pup born just moments before watches and tries to understand what is going on. Within an hour of being born, this pup had learned to nurse and had entered the ocean for its first swim.
Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39111  

Heermanns gull in flight.
Species: Heermann's gull, Larus heermanni
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 30348  

Western gull, flying.
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 20060  

Western gull, flying.
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 20061  

Point La Jolla and Scripps Park aerial photo, sunset, sea lions and sea gulls and tourists looking down on Boomer Beach. Aerial panoramic photo.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38073  
Panorama dimensions: 5257 x 9461

Sea Caves, the famous La Jolla sea caves lie below tall cliffs at Goldfish Point. Sunny Jim Cave. Sunrise. Sea gulls floating in the water blur in this time exposure. Cormorants rest on jagged edges of the cliffs.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37470  

Western gull.
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 26466  

First Winter Juvenile Heermann's Gull in Flight, La Jolla.
Species: Heermann's gull, Larus heermanni
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39775  

Juvenile Western Gull in Flight, La Jolla. Note the dark tail, pale barred rump, and dark brown primaries and secondaries.
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39776  

Juvenile Western Gull in Flight, La Jolla. Note the dark tail, pale barred rump, and dark brown primaries and secondaries.
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39778  

Juvenile western gull portrait against ocean backdrop, suspected second or third winter plumage.
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38594  

Western gull, flying.
Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 30450  

Heermanns gull, moon setting, sunrise.
Species: Heermann's gull, Larus heermanni
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 18272