Title

Laughing Gull

Caption

Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) adult pair, breeding plumage, courtship behaviour, standing on shore at coast, South Padre Island, Texas (U.) S. A

Date

Aug 12, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Bill Coster

Reference

BRK22F44_006

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (17,9Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3541 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 Aves Bird Birds Charadriiformes Gull Gulls Laridae Larinae Laughing gull Laughing gulls Leucophaeus atricilla North America Platja Seagull Seagulls South Padre Island US-American adult adult animal adult animals alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild aquatic bird bank banks beach beaches behavior behaviour bird photography breeding dress breeding plumage breeding season breeding time coast coastal area coastal areas coastal region coasts couple couples courting courting seasons courtship courtship display courtship season courtshiping display displaying fauna female females habitat male males mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside pair perform the courtship display rutting season shore social behavior social behaviour social behaviours stand standing two water bird water birds waterfowl wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo America American Texas courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour display behaviour imprinting overawing shorebird wader wading bird wading birds Texan US-America USA United States United States of America