December 30, 2023

I am a first winter Franklin's Gull

I look remarkably similar to a Laughing

But I am smaller and have more black round my eyes

And overall, I am far more dashing.

Special thanks to today's guest photographer, David Simpson.

Location: Frank Rendon Park, Daytona Beach Shores

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Franklins_Gull/species-compare/71312131

Photo © 2023 David Simpson and text © 2023 Dee Fairbanks Simpson