| Laughing Gull cries as a flock follows a large
school of small fish up and down the shoreline. Laughing
Gulls dive for fish in a Tern-like manner but from less of a
height. 7/9/04, in front of Jenkinson's and Martell's Tiki
Bar, 7:00 p.m. (20kb) |
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| Compare this gull to the appearance and sounds of
the Common and Least Terns. This gull is a very agile flier
and often flies with the tail in a very tight square.
The mature Laughing Gull develops a red bill similar to the Common
Tern. |
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| The Laughing Gulls at Point Pleasant are more
slender than those portrayed by Audubon. Immatures have very
faint brownish heads with their adult neck-line developing. |
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