Laughing Gull

Scientific Name: Larus atricilla	Family: Laridae	Order: Charadriiformes
Size: 17 inches	Range: Coastline of Eastern U.S. and Gulf of Mexico. Infrequent elsewhere.	Habitat: Open coastal areas. Also visits parking lots and parks.

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Photo 1 of 19. Location: Tampa Bay. Date: 2008-12-28

Odd individual with orange legs and beak

Photo 2 of 19. Location: New Orleans Area. Date: 2009-04-17

Photo 3 of 19. Location: Tampa Bay. Date: 2008-12-28

Photo 4 of 19. Location: Tampa Bay. Date: 2008-12-31

Photo 5 of 19. Location: New Orleans Area. Date: 2009-04-15

Black head unique to breeding plumage.

Photo 6 of 19. Location: Tampa Bay. Date: 2008-12-28

Photo 7 of 19. Location: New Orleans Area. Date: 2009-04-15

Photo 8 of 19. Location: New Orleans Area. Date: 2009-04-17

Photo 9 of 19. Location: New Orleans Area. Date: 2009-04-15

Photo 10 of 19. Location: New Orleans Area. Date: 2009-04-17

Photo 11 of 19. Location: Tampa Bay. Date: 2008-12-28

One Ring-billed Gull in there

Photo 12 of 19. Location: New Orleans Area. Date: 2009-04-17

Photo 13 of 19. Location: Tampa Bay. Date: 2008-12-31

Photo 14 of 19. Location: New Orleans Area. Date: 2009-04-17

Photo 15 of 19. Location: Tampa Bay. Date: 2008-12-28

One more shot of the odd individual

Photo 16 of 19. Location: New Orleans Area. Date: 2009-04-17

Photo 17 of 19. Location: New Orleans Area. Date: 2009-04-17

Photo 18 of 19. Location: Tampa Bay. Date: 2008-12-28

Note that this definitely appears to be the same species as the others

Photo 19 of 19. Location: New Orleans Area. Date: 2009-04-17