Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull flying overhead against a blue sky.
Laughing Gull, Goose Island State Park, Rockport, TX; March 26, 2021
Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EFS 18-135 mm lens; 135 mm; ISO-100; f/8; 1/500 sec.

This page is for the Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla). This species is common near large bodies of water. The October 6, 2007 photo is my first photographic evidence of this bird. The best photograph I have taken of the Laughing Gull to date (above) was from March 26, 2021 at the Goose Island State Park, Rockport, TX. Their name is aligned with their call, and probably the sound most people think of when they think of gulls at the coast.

The following photographs are the best representative images from different dates and locations than my species representative example.

A dozen Laughing Gulls flying overhead with overcast skies.
Laughing Gull, Corpus Christi, TX; October 6, 2007
Camera and settings information not available (possibly a mobile phone).
Two Laughing Gulls on the beach right next to the water.
Laughing Gull, USS Lexington, Corpus Christi, TX; October 21, 2007
Sony DSC-H3; 44 mm; ISO-125; f/9; 1/160 sec.
Laughing Gull standing on a boat dock piling with several ropes on the piling as well.
Laughing Gull, Mustang Island, Port Aransas, TX, February 22, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-1600; f/10; 1/1000 sec. +1 Exposure Bias
Laughing Gull sitting on a warning sign piling.
Laughing Gull, Mustang Island, Port Aransas, TX, February 22, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/1000 sec. +1 Exposure Bias
Laughing Gull standing on a wooden post in the water.
Laughing Gull, Port Aransas, TX, February 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 420 mm; ISO-320; f/9; 1/1000 sec.
Laughing Gull standing on the muddy shore near the water.
Laughing Gull, Port Aransas, TX, February 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Laughing Gull standing in the shallow water among some oysters that are above the water's surface.
Laughing 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/10; 1/2000 sec. -1 exposure bias
Laughing Gull soaring overhead.
Laughing Gull, Charlies Pasture, Port Aransas, TX, February 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/2000 sec.
a dozen Laughing Gulls swimming on the water.
Laughing Gull, Port Aransas, TX, February 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-640; f/7.1; 1/1000 sec.