Photographer’s Note
It is said in coastal areas that the souls of drowned sailors and fishermen may become seagulls, and that therefore these birds should never be killed; the belief is fairly widely known nowadays, but the first record given by Opie and Tatem (1989: 345-6) is only from 1878.
Gulls are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns (family Sternidae) and only distantly related to auks, and skimmers, and more distantly to the waders. Most gulls belong to the large genus Larus.
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Photo Information
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Copyright: sunandan saha (papon)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 171 W: 109 N: 159]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(857) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2007-09-16
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Olympus SP-550uz
- Exposure: f/4.6, 1/500 seconds
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- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2008-11-25 10:13
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