Herring gull and sanderlings at Parker River Refuge

A large white-gray bird gull on an ocean beach with nine much smaller birds (sanderlings) next to it

Photo By/Credit

Matt Poole/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

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Herring gull and sanderlings at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts

Facility

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Recreational Activity

Photography

Wildlife watching

Species

Calidris alba

Subject tags

Birds

Coastal zone management

Photography

Wildlife

Wildlife refuges

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