Lesser black-backed gull checking out the view at the harbor of IJmuiden, North Holland, The Netherlands.

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Lesser black-backed gull checking out the view at the harbor of IJmuiden, North Holland, The Netherlands. The great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), also known as the greater black-backed gull or, informally, as the black-back, is the largest member of the gull family.

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Size: 5280px × 3392px
Location: Trawlerkade, IJmuiden, North Holland, The Netherlands, Europe
Photo credit: © Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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