Wild Bird Wednesday

 

Wild Bird Wednesday # 66 

 

I see this handsome fella all of the time ... in fact I see them so often that I had seemingly ceased to see them.  I am not sure why this little one caught my attention in the Walmart parking lot ... perhaps it was because he saw me first and was a bit weary of my close proximity.

He is a Common Ring Billed Gull

 

Maybe it was because it was a bright sunshiny day, but suddenly I realized how beautiful (though common) these gulls are.  The whitest white, the blackest black, The soft gray, the deeply penetrating eye ... the ring on the bill. 

Then it struck me that if he is so common it is only because he is a successful survivor ... he beats the odds which is no easy task, as nature can be very cruel.

So I take my hat off to this little common Ring Billed Gull ... I will pay more attention to him in the future because he is certainly deserving of some applause!

Have a Wonderful WBW ...