Greater Black-backed Gull.

[Karl Egressy]

This species is fairly uncommon in our area.
You might find a couple in a good day winter time if you are lucky.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 5D MIII
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS II +1.4x III.
ISO 500
f7.1
1/4000 s
HH

[Grace Scalzo]

Beautiful, Karl. The upstretched wings and splash make this one for me.

[Randy Stout]

Karl:

Good timing and framing here. Splash and wing position tell the story (as Grace implied)

Good choice of aperture.

Cheers

Randy

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

This guy seems to be walking on water! very nice one, light, pose and eye contact. Also the splash helps adding action to your image!

[Alan Murphy]

I like the detail and action. Good job on the exposure.

[dankearl]

Terrific IQ Karl, and the splash is awesome…..
I might take just a bit off the left side.

[Greg Oakley]

Great action here Karl! Love the splash behind the gull

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Beautiful wing position, blue water and flash of water.

Regards,
Satish.