Laughing gull

Lovely against the blue blue sky.

Simple but it is a powerful image Esther The power of one.

Excellent detail Esther.

Ca plane pour lui..Superbement capté et rendu +++++++

Nice crisp shot! =)

Great action shot

Brilliant capture Esther .......Lovely Blue of your N/S !!!!!

A perfect subject, plenty of space for the gull to fly into!

Interesting capture on fly, fine upshot.
CIAO, Gastone.

Well done :-))
Have a great new week.

What a gorgeous bird. I've never seen this species in person, what a fine image you got, Esther!

By the way, I wanted to know the answer to your question and I have it!
From Wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_gull )

"Named for its laugh-like call..."
And here we can listen to what indeed sounds like laughter!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS3HSguQNM8

Thank you for piquing my interest! Lovely birds, a funny sounding call and wow are they loud! :D

Thanks to all, especially Janet for the explanation of the name.

A beautiful in-flight shot. Fantastic details and great use of space!

Freiheit!

Lovely shot of a flying gull. Perfect in place.

Wonderful

Excellent photo in this difficult situation.

Thanks for visiting.

Perfect for the challenge, great timing

Nice one Esther!!

Greetz, Christien.

excellent

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Bonne journée.

Thank you all.

Strong image Esther