Leucophaeus atricilla (formerly Larus atricilla)

On Saturday 4/3/2010, we decided to visit the zoo in Houston, but everyone else in town had the same idea (the zoo was full), so plan B was to walk the boardwalk in Kemah, TX (generally near Galveston Island). I think almost everyone else in southern Texas had the same plan B, it was very crowded there also. There were, of course, many water birds flying around, and this Laughing Gull was diving into the water for a snack.