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Black-Headed Gulls, Mating Sequence

Two black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) mate on the frozen Lake Mývatn in northern Iceland. The gull is the smallest gull that breeds in Iceland. This image sequence shows the female waiting for a mate, the gulls singing to each other, and fertalization.

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Two black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) mate on the frozen Lake Mývatn in northern Iceland. The gull is the smallest gull that breeds in Iceland. This image sequence shows the female waiting for a mate, the gulls singing to each other, and fertalization.