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Little gull        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Little gulls are a Eurasian species, with a few isolated records of breeding in North America.   Adults are gray and white, with a blackish head when breeding.   Juveniles, like this one, show much more dark coloration; they also lack the characteristic dark underwing of adult birds.   This one was photographed on a hot, humid August day at the Salton Sea in southern California:   thousands of kilometers from the species' typical range.

  • Canon 1D4; 800 mm IS lens, some with 1.4X converter (2013)