Laughing gull with big mouth


Posted by Paul Fusco on Mon May 03, 2004 10:28 pm

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Laughing gulls have a very noisy disposition, and sometimes show off the size of their big mouths with a yawn. This one gave me a look at Ft DeSoto County Park in FL last month.
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The sky was slightly overcast when this was taken at 9:00am.

Canon 10D, 600mmf4, 1/800th sec. at f8, ISO 200.

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by Matthew Whitley on Mon May 03, 2004 10:38 pm
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Paul,
Nice shot! Great color in the bird!
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by Cindy Marple on Mon May 03, 2004 10:47 pm
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LOL! I don't think I've ever seen such a big mouth on a gull! What a funny image, very nicely captured.
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by Alan Murphy on Mon May 03, 2004 10:53 pm
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Paul, great light for this awesome shot. Sweet plumage.
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by Wayne Nicholas on Mon May 03, 2004 10:55 pm
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Very nice. The detail is great. I love the saturated colors.
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by Alan Melle on Tue May 04, 2004 5:22 am
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Terrific shot! Wonderful light and a great catch of the bird in mid yawn.
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by BrianS on Tue May 04, 2004 5:31 am
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That is a big mount :-)
Nice catch.
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by Bob Ettinger on Tue May 04, 2004 8:59 am
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Paul,

Nice one, he was actually saying "Take my Picture, Please" :D :D
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by AlexC on Tue May 04, 2004 12:38 pm
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Great exposure , nice colors a huge mouth as well, very nice image !!
Congrats!!! 8)
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by Bill Whala on Tue May 04, 2004 3:44 pm
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In additiont to the above comments, I really like the red around the bill and legs. Excellent shot!!
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by AForns on Tue May 04, 2004 6:42 pm
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Great capture Paul....they only thing we could have asked for is his tongue sticking out :D :D

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by Mike Wilson on Tue May 04, 2004 6:58 pm
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Love the gull yawns and the black-headed gulls. I don't see many in SD, so this is a treat for me to see.
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