Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull standing in the very shallow water and scratching its back with its bill.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Austwell, TX, February 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/11; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus). My initial photograph of this bird is not great given the bird’s head was not very visible, but I guess everyone needs to scratch an itch from time-to-time.

Lesser Black-backed Gull flying overhead.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Hafnarfjörður, Höfðaskógur forest Iceland, June 20, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 200; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Lesser Black-backed Gull standing in the shallow water.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Rif-tjarnir, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1600; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Two Lesser Black-backed Gulls on the beach.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Hellissandur, Iceland, June 22, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 500; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Lesser Black-backed Gull flying nearby with a cliff as a backdrop.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Snæfellsnes, Iceland, June 22, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1600; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Lesser Black-backed Gull flying overhead.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Flatey Island, Iceland, June 23, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 320; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Lesser Black-backed Gull flying nearby.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kollafjörður, Iceland June 28, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Lesser Black-backed Gull standing on a large rock next to the ocean.
Lesser 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 500; f/10; 1/1000 sec.