Aquatic Birds

Lipstick

That bill looks like its been dipped in either lipstick or paint. This is the winter look of a mature Franklin's gull. The younger first winter gulls have an all black bill. When a mature Franklin's goes into its breeding colors, that bill will be completely red and the head will be all black for a very dramatic look. We never get to see that here, they are gone by then.
Franklin's gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

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