| Subject: Laughing Gull, Larus
atricilla |
| Date: 18 February 2004 |
| Locale: St. Pete Beach, St. Petersburg,
Florida |
| Photographer: Kendall W. Corbin |
| Comments: This bird is an adult
that has nearly completed its spring molt prior to breeding.
The white feathers around the bill, on a head that is otherwise
black, is the evidence that the prenuptial molt is not yet complete.
In another month this handsome bird will be ready to breed. |
| |
| Camera: Olympus Camedia C-50
Zoom |
| Lens: Olympus 7.8-23.4mm telezoom/macro |
| Digital image setting was 2560x1920
pixels |
| Image converted to a 600 dpi for
archival. |
