Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull walking on the beach with a lot of shells scattered about. The legs of another very small shore bird can be seen under its tail.
Great Black-backed Gull, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/800 sec.

This page is for the Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus).

Great Black-backed Gull sitting on the wet beach sand with its mouth wide open and its tongue sticking out.
Great Black-backed Gull, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 11, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Great Black-backed Gull swimming nearby.
Great Black-backed Gull, Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA, January 12, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Great Black-backed Gull flying nearby and calling.
Great Black-backed Gull, Blikavatn, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 500; f/10; 1/1250 sec.
Great Black-backed Gull and chick on an island.
Great Black-backed Gull, Hraunhreppsvegur, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Adult and juvenile Great Black-backed Gulls swimming nearby.
Great Black-backed Gull, Mýrar–Nýlenda, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 250; f/10; 1/640 sec.
Two adult and three juvenile Great Black-backed Gulls standing on the rocky shore with a few Glaucous Gulls nearby.
Great Black-backed Gull, Ólafsvík-Fossá, Iceland, June 22, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 12,800; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Great Black-backed Gull flying over a group of Common Murres on the water.
Great Black-backed Gull, Látrabjarg-Bjargtangar, Iceland, June 23, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 500 mm; ISO 3200; f/8; 1/2000 sec.
Great Black-backed Gull standing on a rocky shore next to the water.
Great Black-backed Gull, Patreksfjörður-Skápadalur, Iceland, June 24, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1000; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Two Great Black-backed Gulls standing on an island.
Great Black-backed Gull, Lón Austurbotn, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 8000; f/10; 1/1600 sec.
Great Black-backed Gull flying nearby.
Great Black-backed Gull, Tjörnes-Húsvík, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Great Black-backed Gull flying nearby.
Great Black-backed Gull, Tjörnes-Húsvík, Iceland June 26, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 250; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Great Black-backed Gull standing on a rock while a wave crashes behind it.
Great Black-backed Gull, Keflavík, Iceland June 29, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1000; f/11; 1/1000 sec.