This very handsome Laughing Gull was photographed at the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey. The Laughing Gull’s species name is cachinnans, which is a 10-dollar word that comes from Latin and means to laugh heartily.
Click below to hear the typical sound of the Black Skimmer
The picture of this Least Sandpiper was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Least Sandpiper was taken with the Canon EOS 7D with the Canon 100-400mm lens.