leucophaeus atricilla

A laughing gull watching the people on the boardwalk.

Laughing Gull

The Laughing Gull here is in its winter plumage. The breeding plumage has a black hood.

I was at the beach on a place where fishermen comes in. One of them threw a bucketful of fish offal into the water, and this gull was one of the ones picking off as much as it could get.

A Laughing Gull to be precise and they actually sound as though they are laughing hysterically when they call out.

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Laughing Gull as the sun begins to set on Jekyll Island, GA.

I went downtown the other day and snapped some photos when my beloved Georgia Bulldogs were getting demolished by the Carolina Gamecocks. I wasn't sure what this was however it was identified here and my reason for not knowing was this is the non-breeding plumage for laughing out loud. The...

I know it's a Laughing Gull but can't figure out what it dived numerous times to pick up what it is in its mouth. Any thoughts?

Hope I identified it correctly. My wife calls it a laughing gull but that's slang isn't it?

Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla megalopterus) Adult.

In Busch Gardens

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Very common yet longest wingspan of any North American gull.

Have a great weekend y'all.

Laughing Gull (I think) look to be corrected

Laughing gull Daytona Beach, FL Canon 7D Mark II Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM 1/1250 sec at f/4, ISO 200

I believe this is the 8th or 9th record for San Mateo County. Subspecies L. a, megalopterus recognized by Clements/eBird, HBW, IOC & HM4 considered a junior synonym of nominate by BNA and thus invalid.

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla subsp. megalopterus) Sexes similar. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. East Bay with adjacent Gulf prairies and marshes at ca. 1 m (3.3 ft) elevation.

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla subsp. megalopterus) Adults, photographed in Galveston Island State Park, northeast of Jamaica Beach, Galveston County, Texas, USA. Barrier Island, coastal prairie at ca. 3 m (10.7 ft) elevation.