[Length 25 in. Wingspan 58 in.]

This Herring Gull was photographed at Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 6, 2004)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 58 in.]

This Herring Gull was photographed at Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 105mm EDAF-D f2.8 lens (EFL=157mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 6, 2004)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Franklin's Gull was photographed at Rollover Pass, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter (EFL=750mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 23, 2010)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Franklin's Gull was photographed at Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: December 18, 2009)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This breeding plumaged Franklin's Gull in flight was photographed at Quivira NWR, Great Bend, Kansas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 21, 2012)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Franklin's Gull was photographed at Boca Chica Beach, Boca Chica, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: November 4, 2013)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Franklin's Gull was photographed at Boca Chica Beach, Boca Chica, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: November 4, 2013)

[Length 14.5 in. Wingspan 36 in.]

This Franklin's Gull was photographed at Quivira NWR, Stafford, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 11, 2019)