{"id":108084,"date":"2022-11-16T03:16:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T10:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=108084"},"modified":"2026-07-04T10:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:07:37","slug":"ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-excitement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/11\/16\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-excitement\/","title":{"rendered":"Ring-billed Gull Feeding Frenzy Excitement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/bear-river-migratory-bird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge<\/span><\/a> two days ago I witnessed several Ring-billed Gull feeding frenzies out on the marshes of the refuge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-108076 size-full\" title=\"Ring-billed Gull feeding frenzy at Bear River MBR\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-084726.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-084726.jpg\" alt=\"Ring-billed Gull feeding frenzy at Bear River MBR, Box Elder County, Utah\" width=\"950\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27950%27%20height%3D%27514%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20950%20514%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27950%27%20height%3D%27514%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-084726-200x108.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-084726-250x135.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-084726-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-084726-400x216.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-084726-600x325.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-084726-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-084726-800x433.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-084726.jpg 950w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Ring-billed Gull feeding frenzy at Bear River MBR &#8211; Cell phone image<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I am a gull lover. I like their appearance, their calls, and I love watching them. Large flocks of gulls entice me into looking closer for odd gulls that might be out of range. When there is a gull feeding frenzy I have to stop and try to take photos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-max-height:563px;--awb-width:100%;--awb-margin-bottom:24px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT27S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Ring-billed Gull feeding frenzy at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"This Ring-billed Gull feeding frenzy video was taken on November 14th, 2022 on the far west side of the auto tour loop at the refuge. It was exciting to watch the gulls in this feeding frenzy. Life is good.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-07-04T10:02:43-06:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/E_COW5GkamU\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E_COW5GkamU\" \/><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.3%;\" ><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Ring-billed Gull feeding frenzy at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271000%27%20height%3D%27563%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201000%20563%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271000%27%20height%3D%27563%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E_COW5GkamU?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0&amp;rel=0\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Ring-billed Gull feeding frenzy at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A single still image can&#8217;t capture the noise or the raucous excitement of a gull feeding frenzy so I decided to take a few videos of the gulls on the west side of the auto tour loop with my cell phone. I know that even a video doesn&#8217;t compare to actually being there but it comes close. Maybe I shouldn&#8217;t have talked in the video I selected to share here today but the gulls were loud enough that they can still be heard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-108073 size-full\" title=\"One Ring-billed Gull in a feeding frenzy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-hovering-mia-mcpherson-4128.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-hovering-mia-mcpherson-4128.jpg\" alt=\"One Ring-billed Gull in a feeding frenzy, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-hovering-mia-mcpherson-4128-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-hovering-mia-mcpherson-4128-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-hovering-mia-mcpherson-4128-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-hovering-mia-mcpherson-4128-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-hovering-mia-mcpherson-4128-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-hovering-mia-mcpherson-4128-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-hovering-mia-mcpherson-4128-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-hovering-mia-mcpherson-4128.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">One Ring-billed Gull in a feeding frenzy \u2013 Nikon D500, f6.3, 1\/6400, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Of the photos I took with my bird gear I only found one of the photos that met my standards, just barely. I don&#8217;t care for the shadow on this Ring-billed Gull&#8217;s head but it doesn&#8217;t bother me much. It is challenging to lock onto a single gull during a feeding frenzy because there are so many gulls and their flight is chaotically erratic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-108075 size-full\" title=\"Ring-billed Gull feeding frenzy on the marsh\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-4227.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-4227.jpg\" alt=\"Ring-billed Gull feeding frenzy on the marsh, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" width=\"950\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27950%27%20height%3D%27553%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20950%20553%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27950%27%20height%3D%27553%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-4227-200x116.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-4227-250x146.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-4227-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-4227-400x233.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-4227-600x349.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-4227-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-4227-800x466.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ring-billed-gull-feeding-frenzy-mia-mcpherson-4227.jpg 950w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Ring-billed Gull feeding frenzy on the marsh \u2013 Nikon D500, f6.3, 1\/5000, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In another area of the refuge I found a Ring-billed Gull feeding frenzy that was far enough away from my Jeep where I could focus on many gulls at the same time. The problem there was that most of the gulls were facing away from me.<\/p>\n<p>I get excited by these gull feeding frenzies so I was delighted to find them at the refuge two days ago.<\/p>\n<p>Life<em> is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/ring-billed-gull-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Ring-billed Gull photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge two days ago I witnessed several Ring-billed Gull feeding frenzies out on the marshes of the 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