What do you think of a Laughing Gull? I hesitate to even guess because gulls are so very hard for me. According to Sibley, it looks like it should have lost its black hood by now and taken on non-breeding plumage...
These photos were taken in June. We are here right now, and I think they look different now. I was thinking Laughing Gull too, but was not brave enough to say that.
I too was going to guess Laughing Gull and now that I see Lynne thought the same thing, I'll second that! The black legs seem to be rare in gulls, so that narrows the field quite a bit. What throws me is in your picture the beak appears black, although in the second, possibly orangish, so in the first it just may be the angle.
Not that I'm an expert at all. In fact, I almost picked up my new National Geographic WESTERN book, lol. Duh!
What do you think of a Laughing Gull? I hesitate to even guess because gulls are so very hard for me. According to Sibley, it looks like it should have lost its black hood by now and taken on non-breeding plumage...
ReplyDeleteThese photos were taken in June. We are here right now, and I think they look different now. I was thinking Laughing Gull too, but was not brave enough to say that.
ReplyDeleteI don't ever remember seeing gulls with this coloration, black heads. I'm learning something new.
ReplyDeleteLeedra, I have no idea what kind of gull it is--but he sure is pretty!!!! Love the black head. Where is Seminole Park? Florida???
ReplyDeleteI too was going to guess Laughing Gull and now that I see Lynne thought the same thing, I'll second that! The black legs seem to be rare in gulls, so that narrows the field quite a bit. What throws me is in your picture the beak appears black, although in the second, possibly orangish, so in the first it just may be the angle.
ReplyDeleteNot that I'm an expert at all. In fact, I almost picked up my new National Geographic WESTERN book, lol. Duh!
I just love the coloring on the Gull. They are truly beautiful.
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