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Gulls & Terns 13 images Created 2 Apr 2012

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  • Young laughing gull resting on a rail on Boca Grande, Florida. Soon it will have its distinctive black head and white and grey body, and lose these brown feathers.
    Juvenile Laughing Gull
  • Laughing gull in its winter plumage looking for scraps from nearby tourists on Captiva Island, Florida. This is the most common gull in southwest Florida, and are seen all year long.
    Laughing Gull (Winter Plumage)
  • A beautifully backlit laughing gull on a cold winter day.
    Peace Gull
  • The improbable-looking black skimmer  - the unique bill is used for catching its food while skimming the water's surface with an open beak - in flight!
    Black Skimmer
  • A pair of royal terns making  some noise on a cold winter day on Fernandina Beach, Florida.
    A Royal Pair
  • A large herring gull with a group of Forsters' terns - all in winter plumage on Fernandina Beach, Florida.
    The Real Snowbirds!
  • Laughing Gull in winter plumage on Fernandina Beach, Florida on the Atlantic coast.
    "I Just Gotta Be Me!"
  • A Forster's tern in winter plumage on Fernandina Beach, Florida.
    Forster's Tern
  • One of the smallest American gulls - this little beachcomber was showing off its winter plumage on Anastasia Island, near St. Augustine, Florida.
    Bonaparte's Gull
  • A ring-billed gull wading along the water's edge near the mouth of the Ochlockonee River in North Florida.
    Ring-Billed Gull
  • A sandwich tern in winter plumage resting on the sand on South Lido Beach on SW Florida's Gulf Coast. Easily identified by the yellow tip on the bill.
    Sandwich Tern
  • Common in California and the upper Atlantic Coast, these terns on occasion will migrate across the mainland to the Gulf of Mexico in winter - as was the case with this tern.
    Sandwich Tern in Flight
  • Close-up portrait of a laughing gull in Apalachicola, Florida on the northern Gulf Coast. A shrimp boat had just pulled in to port, and this sneaky opportunist was just waiting for an easy meal!
    Laughing Gull Portrait