Herring Gull (3rd winter)
Larus argentatus smithsonianus

f16 @ 1/2000s, ISO:1600, Nikon D300 w 300mm


\"American herring Gull,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.The American herring gull or Smithsonian gull (Larus smithsonianus or Larus argentatus smithsonianus) is a large gull which breeds in North America, where it is treated by the American Ornithologists\' Union as a subspecies of herring gull (L. argentatus).Third-winter birds are closer to adults but still have some black on the bill and brown on the body and wings and have a black band on the tail.
South Cape Beach, Mashpee, Massachusetts
 
08/20/2007