ring-billed gull

The Ring-billed Gull faced near extinction.

Potential bird sightings include gadwalls and buffleheads, dazzling ducks like the common goldeneye and the red-breasted merganser and tons of gulls, including the laughing gull and the ring-billed gull.

Photographer’s description: “I was in Seattle for the day, visiting MOHAI. This ring-billed gull was hanging out at the boat pond. I was drawn in by its eye color and orange/red ring. It patiently posed for me! Taken with a Canon 80D, 400 mm, ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec.”

You can play six games in a row and never see a ring-billed gull or a double-crested cormorant.

While the first two birds — a Canada goose and a ring-billed gull — were getting IV fluids and supplements to flush the drugs from their system, rescuers were busy trying to catch the goose that had been shot.