Calling Ring-billed Gull close up, Salt Lake County, UtahCalling Ring-billed Gull close up – Nikon D500, f9, 1/3200, ISO 640, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

It isn’t all that often that I am able to photograph a calling Ring-billed Gull close enough that I can get a great view of the inside of its bill so when the opportunity presented itself earlier this week I took advantage of the situation. I can’t help myself, I love gulls.

This Ring-billed Gull was at the edge of my local pond when I drove up to photograph the birds there while the light was good in the late afternoon and it was still in the same place when I left about 15 minutes later to head back home and I enjoyed taking quite a few portraits of this gull during that time.

Life is good.

Mia

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