[Length 25 in. Wingspan 58 in.]

This Herring Gull was photographed at Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 105mm EDAF-D f2.8 lens (EFL=157mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 6, 2004)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 58 in.]

Herring Gulls occur throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. In North America they breed throughout much of Alaska, northern and eastern Canada, and the northeastern US. They winter across much of the US. This one was photographed on the rocks at Acadia National Park in Maine. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: July 1981)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 58 in.]

This adult Herring Gull in flight was photographed at Montauk Point, New York. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: February 1995)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 58 in.]

This Herring Gull chick was photographed at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Soligor 300mm f5.6 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: August 1977)

[Length 22 in. Wingspan 54 in.]

This immature Kumlien's Iceland Gull was photographed near St. Anthony, Newfoundland, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: July 1994)

[Length 22 in. Wingspan 54 in.]

This immature Kumlien's Iceland Gull in flight was photographed near St. Anthony, Newfoundland, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: July 1994)

[Length 22 in. Wingspan 54 in.]

This immature Kumlien's Iceland Gull in flight was photographed near St. Anthony, Newfoundland, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: July 1994)

[Length 22 in. Wingspan 54 in.]

This immature Iceland Gull was photographed at the Manasquan River Inlet in New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: February 1983)