Laughing Gull (juvenile)
Leucophaeus atricilla

f11 @ 1/2500s, ISO:2000, Nikon D3S w 500mm and 1.7X teleconverter

"Laughing Gull," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Laughing gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's.

Black Beach, West Falmouth, Massachusetts

09/13/2019