seagulls

     

Larus Rissa Pagophila Rhoostethia Xema Creagrus

Trivia about seagulls

  • Mormons say divine intervention sent these birds to stop a cricket infestation in 1848
  • Kittiwakes are a species of birds of the family Laridae that nest on the ledges of beachside cliffs
  • In 1848 this bird saved the crops of Utah by eating swarms of grasshoppers