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AndyS56

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

I believe this is a Laughing Gull, but more than happy to be corrected.
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Habitat
Coastline,
Location
Miami Beach, Florida
Date taken
06.01.2017
Scientific name
Leucophaeus atricilla
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D Mark II EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/500 f6.3 ISO 100
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sbarnhardt
Opus Editor
Supporter
Nice photo! Thanks for sharing it with us.

I'm no guru when it comes to identification but look here at the Opus article for the Laughing Gull. This one "seems" to favor one there described as non-breeding plumage. I'm interested to see for sure.
 
Stanley Jones
Supporter
Fantastic close-up of this beautiful gull. Great camera angle with marvelous lighting and image quality. Quality work Andy!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
AndyS56
Date added
View count
96
Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
Æ’/6.3
Focal length
263.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
_T9A3928 Laughing Gull.jpg
File size
239.5 KB
Date taken
Fri, 06 January 2017 8:33 AM
Dimensions
1600px x 1200px

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