• File: Black-headed Gull

    This gull was seen next to a shopping mall in Bayonne, New Jersey. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 7D and a Canon 10-400 IS L. Settings were 1/1250 sec., f/5.6, and ISO 160.
  • File: Little Gull

    This is one of three Little Gulls that can be seen along the beach at Drakes Island in Wells, Maine. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS XSI camera and a Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM telephoto zoom lens.
  • File: Slaty-backed Gull

    This is a Slaty-backed Gull found on the Hudson River in Beacon, New York, on January 21, 2012. The bird was found by Curt McDermott and Clara Montenegro, and was observed for approximately 30 minutes. Although roughly 60 birders showed up the following day, the bird has not been re-found. The unseasonably...
  • File: Slaty-backed Gull

    The opened wings of this Slaty-backed Gull found in Beacon, New York, on January 21, 2012, by Curt McDermott and Clara Montenegro, clearly shows the very wide white trailing edge of the wing which gives way to the telltale "string of pearls" along the primaries.