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Laughing Gull (juvenile)

Leucophaeus atricilla

Description:

Juvenile Laughing Gull seen at the shrimp boat marina

Habitat:

Found near water, typically salt water.

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2 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

The link I provided mentions the differences between laughing and franklin's. Sabine would be unusual in Galveston this time of year, but also has many differences with the gull you have pictured here. Laughing gull is by far the most common gull in Galveston anyways.

My Wildhood
My Wildhood 9 years ago

oh thanks! All gulls look alike! They can be so frustrating to ID!

My Wildhood
Spotted by
My Wildhood

Galveston, Texas, USA

Spotted on Aug 17, 2014
Submitted on Aug 25, 2014

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