[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This Laughing Gull was photographed at Indian Point, Portland, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: March 27, 2004)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This Laughing Gull in breeding plumage was photographed at Aransas Pass, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2000)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This winter plumaged adult Laughing Gull was photographed at Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: October 1980)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This immature Laughing Gull was photographed at Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: September 1982)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This winter plumaged adult Laughing Gull in flight was photographed at Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.0 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1975)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This immature Laughing Gull was photographed at Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1984)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

Laughing Gulls breed along the southeast coast of Canada and the eastern and Gulf coasts of the US. They winter along the southeast and Gulf coasts of the US. Nothing heralds the coming of summer at the beach in New Jersey more than the late spring arrival of Laughing Gulls. This one was photographed along a small roadside pool near Moore's Beach, New Jersey. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1988)

[Length 16.5 in. Wingspan 40 in.]

This immature Laughing Gull was photographed at Isla Blanca County Park, South Padre Island, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 27, 2008)