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Bradenton Beach Gull This is a common yet beautiful sight along Florida's west coast. Geotagged,Laughing gull,Leucophaeus atricilla,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Bradenton Beach Gull

This is a common yet beautiful sight along Florida's west coast.

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  1. I just noticed a leg band on this bird. I was unaware that they banded gulls for research... Posted 10 years ago
    1. I noticed too after I uploaded it on to the computer... very interesting! Posted 10 years ago

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The laughing gull is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. Northernmost populations migrate further south in winter, and this species occurs as a rare vagrant to western Europe.

Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by jkoell01
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By jkoell01

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Uploaded Jan 5, 2015. Captured Jan 4, 2015 11:44 in 1326-1378 Gulf Drive South, Bradenton Beach, FL 34217, USA.
  • DMC-FZ200
  • f/5.6
  • 10/13000s
  • ISO100
  • 103.7mm