Ring-billed Gull and Herring Gull, Popham Beach, Maine, 8 Aug 2009

I’m slowly accumulating clear record shots of North American birds. Here are a couple of gulls that are common in the northeastern USA — but rare vagrants back in South Africa!

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), Popham Beach, Maine, USA, 8 August 2009

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Popham Beach, Maine, USA, 8 Aug 2009