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Southern Black-Backed Gull

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Juvenile Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus), perched on the wharf at Auckland Waterfront, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus), Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) on the pier at Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) about to take off from the pier at Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) on the pier at Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) sitting very uncomfortably, it seems, on the pier at Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) taking off from the pier at Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) in flight, Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) sitting in a regular roosting spot on the roof of a shelter, Gulf Harbour, Auckland, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) sitting on the beach at Tiritiri Matangi, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) walking in shallow water at low tide on the shore of Tiritiri Matangi, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, South Island, New Zealand

Three Southern Black-Backed Gulls (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) on the lichen-encrusted rocks of a breakwater at Gulf Harbour, Auckland, South Island, New Zealand

Two Southern Black-Backed Gulls (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) on sentry duty by the breeding colony on Kapiti Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, South Island, New Zealand

Pair of Southern Black-Backed Gulls (female on the right) (Larus dominicanus dominicanus), Kapiti Island, North Island, New Zealand

Two Southern Black-Backed Gulls (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) with various wild plants, including the alien Scrambling (Wall) Fumitory (Fumaria muralis), on the edge of the breeding colony on Kapiti Island, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) among boulders above the shoreline of Kapiti Island, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) in flight, Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) just after landing on the surface of Doubtful Sound, Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) on the surface of Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) in flight with the steep slopes of Doubtful Sound behind, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) in flight, looking directly at the camera, with the steep slopes of Doubtful Sound behind, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) in flight with the steep slopes of Doubtful Sound behind, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) with reflection, about to land on Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) with reflection about to land on the surface of Doubtful Sound, Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) with splash and reflection, landing on Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) with reflection, just after landing on Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) in flight against the dark waters of Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) flying in pursuit of kitchen scraps, Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) taking off from the surface of Doubtful Sound; note how it has its feet bent right back and the webbing tightly closed to reduce drag

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) vocalises in flight, Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Southern Black-Backed Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus) in flight, Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand