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Gull Enjoying a Warm Sunny Day, King Salmon, AK

The red spot on the gull's beak has an important function. To the newly hatched nestlings, it looks like food. They instinctively peck at it and this stimulates the parent to open its mouth and regurgitate food.

©Photo by Jeanine Littau with an Olympus C-2100UZ


Gull Enjoying a Warm Sunny Day, King Salmon, AK
The red spot on the gull's beak has an important function. To the newly hatched nestlings, it looks like food. They instinctively peck at it and this stimulates the parent to open its mouth and regurgitate food.
©Photo by Jeanine Littau with an Olympus C-2100UZ