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Waterbirds
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Ring-billed Gull
Ring-billed gulls are opportunistic feeders, or scavengers, meaning
they will eat almost anything that they find. They eat
fish,
rodents, small aquatic animals,
bird chicks and eggs,
insects, and vegetable matter such as fruits, though they prefer
animal foods.
This kind of feeding behavior has made them very successful in areas around humans where they take advantage of land fills, garbage dumps, and ships that dump garbage overboard. They also scavenge from plowed fields, parks, and parking lots. In fact, these gulls might be seen squabbling over discarded items from fast-food restaurants. Ring-billed gulls are able to snatch food from the water's surface while in flight. (Farrand, 1988; Fisher and Chartier, 1997; Palmer and Fowler, 1975) _
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