The odd thing about Black headed gulls is that they don't always have a black head! 

Dozing black headed gull

Wing stretch

When we lived in Caerphilly in S. Wales we had a man-made lake or pond right next to the house and it gave me plenty of opportunities for photographing the many Black headed gulls that visited regularly.

Taking the plunge 

They do have a beautiful wing shape.

Gear up

Lift off

Splish splash

You can see these gulls almost anywhere these days, their high pitched screech is quite easy to identify.

Screeching bird

Morning breath

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