No one welcomes you to Galveston Island more enthusiastically than a crowd of laughing gulls. They'll greet you with raucous calls as they hover overhead in agile flight. The crow-sized, black-hooded ...

Gulls are everywhere, but most people see them as pests, taking for granted their remarkable variety and beauty. Many people think of gulls ("seagull" is not a technical term) as nothing more than ...