Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis

f5.6 @ 1/640s, ISO:500, Nikon D300 w 300mm and 1.4X teleconverter

"Ring-billed Gull," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Adults are 49 cm (19 in) length and have a 124 cm (49 in) wingspan. The head, neck and underparts are white; the relatively short bill is yellow with a dark ring; the back and wings are silver gray; and the legs are yellow. The eyes are yellow with red rims. This gull takes three years to reach its breeding plumage; its appearance changes with each fall moult.

1st Connecticutt Lake, Pittsburg, New Hampshire

07/10/2010