Red legged gull: I know that gull pics are so common, but I took this one for a reason. There were hundreds of gulls at the beach, but this one stood out like a neon sign, with its...

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

I know that gull pics are so common, but I took this one for a reason. There were hundreds of gulls at the beach, but this one stood out like a neon sign, with its unusually bright legs & beak. All the others had the usual coloring in their legs, but this one looked like its legs had been sprayed with fluoro paint. I have never seen this before. Downloading is recommended.

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Camshy Loc: Erie Michigan

DOOK wrote:

I know that gull pics are so common, but I took this one for a reason. There were hundreds of gulls at the beach, but this one stood out like a neon sign, with its unusually bright legs & beak. All the others had the usual coloring in their legs, but this one looked like its legs had been sprayed with fluoro paint. I have never seen this before. Downloading is recommended.

wow that is different but it is very pretty! So neat!

Carolina Wings Loc: Flew from North Carolina to Pennsylvania

DOOK wrote:

I know that gull pics are so common, but I took this one for a reason. There were hundreds of gulls at the beach, but this one stood out like a neon sign, with its unusually bright legs & beak. All the others had the usual coloring in their legs, but this one looked like its legs had been sprayed with fluoro paint. I have never seen this before. Downloading is recommended.

Great gull shot Earl!

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

And I think it's doing a bit of high stepping to show off those legs. This is probably part of it's breeding appearance, Earl, but I don't know. Beautiful shot though and beautiful bird.

DOOK wrote:

I know that gull pics are so common, but I took this one for a reason. There were hundreds of gulls at the beach, but this one stood out like a neon sign, with its unusually bright legs & beak. All the others had the usual coloring in their legs, but this one looked like its legs had been sprayed with fluoro paint. I have never seen this before. Downloading is recommended.

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

He/she is a beauty! Excellent shot. :thumbup: :-)

cam20000 Loc: NH

DOOK wrote:

I know that gull pics are so common, but I took this one for a reason. There were hundreds of gulls at the beach, but this one stood out like a neon sign, with its unusually bright legs & beak. All the others had the usual coloring in their legs, but this one looked like its legs had been sprayed with fluoro paint. I have never seen this before. Downloading is recommended.

An artist for sure - nice to capture the unusual :lol:

angela k Loc: Long Island

Wonderful shot Earl of a very pretty gull!
Looks awesome on download!!
:D

pianist38 Loc: Nebraska

I believe this is a silver gull, if the photo was shot in Australia. If in New Zealand, I would lean toward red-billed gull. :) The red-billed used to be considered a subspecies of the silver, but has now been separated. Lovely photo.

Nikonover Loc: Neerim Sth, Australia

Nice shot Earl,I will have to look more carefully at them in the future.

infocus Loc: Australia

DOOK wrote:

I know that gull pics are so common, but I took this one for a reason. There were hundreds of gulls at the beach, but this one stood out like a neon sign, with its unusually bright legs & beak. All the others had the usual coloring in their legs, but this one looked like its legs had been sprayed with fluoro paint. I have never seen this before. Downloading is recommended.

Hi Earl, love your shot - he's a high stepper alright. The leg colour is not all that unusual though. We see a lot of them down here with that colour leg. Hope you don't mind but I've posted two to show you. Don't mean to be rude and break the rules.

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Great Download! Thanks!

Indrajeet Singh Loc: Goa, India

DOOK wrote:

I know that gull pics are so common, but I took this one for a reason. There were hundreds of gulls at the beach, but this one stood out like a neon sign, with its unusually bright legs & beak. All the others had the usual coloring in their legs, but this one looked like its legs had been sprayed with fluoro paint. I have never seen this before. Downloading is recommended.

Very nice.

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

Thanks for your interest, folks. Your comments were quite informative. Earl. :-)

nanaval Loc: Cornwall

Very good and so sharp.. Pretty gull. :thumbup:

carlysue Loc: Columbus

I love a gull that has her own style and stands out in crowd. I think I need a pair of her socks, matches my dress. Glad you caught her struttin' her stuff!