Laughing Gull at Sand Key Park
Clearwater, Florida USA

Story Behind the Shot:
I was traversing the Great Florida Birding Trail with a stop at one of the many hundreds of venues within it when I observed a pair of Laughing Gulls on the Gulf of Mexico with food offered by the male to the female to ensure the next generation. There was no evidence of offspring at the site at the time of the shot. A Ring-billed Gull was ominously present with an aggressive behavior in its attempt to steal the fish regurgitated by the male Laughing Gull.