The Laughing Gull is one of the most common birds along the southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts where they are year 'round residents.
This Ring-billed Gull is just landing on the beach near Jacksonville, FL.
Sandpipers use their long bills to probe for small animals in the sand where it is washed by the surf. They are very skillful at running from breakers that threaten to engulf them.
Another common Florida shore bird, the Willet is usually solitary, as is this one. This adult is in its non-breeding plumage.
