These birds forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavage. They are omnivirus; their diet may include insects, fish, grain, insects, and rodents. These birds are opportunistic and have adapted well to taking food discarded or even left unattended by people. It is regarded as a pest by many beach-goers because of its willingness to steal unguarded food on highly crowded beaches. The gull's natural enemies are rats ,foxes, dogs, cats, raccoons, coyotes ,eagles, hawks, and owls.
This image is from the Charles Beckendorf Texas Wildlife book. The original was an acrylic painting on canvas (1992) and the size is approximately 14 X 11 inches. The total edition size of this print is 500.
This is a part of the Collection.