Ring-billed Gull

Here are a few shots to prove that I do actually leave the yard sometimes to go take pictures. Ring-billed Gulls are a little smaller and more agile than our other common gull species like the Herring and Great Black-backed. They are actually quite good fishers and less dependent on scavenging as the others mentioned.  In the following images the bird is searching and diving for small fish swimming below the surface.