The ring-billed gulls are abundant in Sol Cal, but this is the first and onlytime I witness the mating. It's loud and violent.


Taken with 40D, 400 f/5.6L, Aperture Priority, f/7.1, 1/800 sec, ISO 400, +1 Exp. Com.


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