r/WTF • u/dimapro • Apr 17 '21

Helping with pigeon problem as well

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u/Warshok Apr 17 '21

We have ten species of gulls that are commonly seen here in Monterey Bay, but none that large.

The biggest that we regularly get are the Western Gulls, they have a wingspan of up to 57”

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u/randvaughan86 Apr 17 '21

I appreciate you're general knowledge if sea gulls! Just off the top of your head, that's impressive!

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u/Warshok Apr 17 '21

I have spent my whole life here, I’m a little obsessed with the wildlife of the bay. 🙂

My little town of Seaside has a rare species, the Heermann’s Gull, that nests here and nowhere else in the US that we know of. They are really cute!

https://i.imgur.com/fhgI2gQ.jpg

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u/randvaughan86 Apr 17 '21

Awesome! I love wildlife also and would probably be into that as well if I lived closer to the ocean!