Herring Gull In Flight with Crab

[Blake Shadle]

Made this image this evening while out at Ft. Desoto, FL with my wife Micah, Drew Wilson, and Chad Anderson. We worked in some incredible light. I'm not sure of the ID of this Gull. There were a lot of Ring-billed Gulls in the area, but this one was substantially larger, and doesn't have ringed bill. Also, I noticed the leg color is very different from the yellow of a Ring-billed. Let me know if you have an ID for me ;)

Shooting Solution
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 70-300 @ 135mm
Manual Exposure, 1/5000 @ f/5.6
ISO 400, Handheld

Thanks for looking!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light, pose and details. The crab adds a lot to it. Looks like a herring gull to me.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Nice flight shot,I Iove the sharp eye!!!

[Caroline Darmo]

The crab really adds interest in this image, super light & pose. I'm guessing Herring gull with the pink legs.

[Blake Shadle]

I've got confirmation that it is a Herring Gull. Thanks guys!