Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) - Flickr - Andrea Westmoreland

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Summary[edit] Description: I read about how these gulls will even kill other birds for food (and they are brutal in the process). The day after I took these shots I transported an injured sanderling to the Marine Science Center for care. It's leg was broken with the bone sticking out. At the time I couldn't think of what might have caused this but after seeing the pair of juvenile Bald Eagles and this huge gull on the beach I think the poor little bird may have been victim to a failed predation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Black-backed_Gull Appears to be an adult basic to me. Date: 15 October 2011, 07:03. Source: Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus). Author: Andrea Westmoreland from DeLand, United States. Camera location29° 04′ 16.7″ N, 80° 54′ 44.24″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 29.071305; -80.912289.