Hard to believe these are the supermarket parking-lot dwelling, garbage begging, white-wash splattering, scavenging birds these guys are normally associated as being. In truth, these guys are quite beautiful at all times IMO, but their fresh breeding plumage is simply stunning. I've said it before...gulls are among my favorite subjects to photograph! This one photographed well away from a supermarket
Full-frame portrait of a Ring-billed Gull to showcase the pure white head feathers, and vibrant reds of the eyering and gape.
Canon 30D + 100-400L @ 400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/2000s., f/8, ISO 400 (settings histogram checked), natural light, handheld.








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