This is a laughing gull. It's not actually laughing in this picture, though. It's cooling itself. Birds don't sweat, so they pant, just like dogs do. Animals are marvelously made.
Hey Penny! I have seen birds all my life but we had a weekend in late June where the temps were over 100 degrees. That is the only time I have seen birds in my backyard with their beaks open like that! I looked it up and found the same info you have here. Hope you are doing well these days! Love, KAY
Several times when I was at the ferry landing this summer, a bunch of birds would be sitting on the pilings hassling like this. I always wondered why they didn't jump in the water!
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I have seen birds all my life but we had a weekend in late June where the temps were over 100 degrees. That is the only time I have seen birds in my backyard with their beaks open like that! I looked it up and found the same info you have here.
Hope you are doing well these days!
Love,
KAY
Several times when I was at the ferry landing this summer, a bunch of birds would be sitting on the pilings hassling like this. I always wondered why they didn't jump in the water!