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Friday, March 14, 2025

LAUGHING GULLS MOLTING FROM NONBREEDING TO BREEDING PLUMAGE, DR. VON D. MIZELL-EULA JOHNSON STATE PARK, DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, 3/10/2025

   March is the time when Laughing Gulls molt from nonbreeding to breeding plumage.  The first photo shows a Laughing Gull that has molted to breeding plumage, but whose bill has not yet turned red.  The second photo shows a Laughing Gull who has just started molting from nonbreeding to breeding plumage, i.e., it's black hood has just started to form.



 

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