Quick trip to LA and Pasadena a week ago and got to take a walk near Pasadena after work meetings. I got to say I am not a fan of the gulls as they are so tricky to identify, but this one is a ring-billed gull and gave me a nice shot while flying over a small reservoir. Gulls are extremely variable in their plumage. They vary over the year and over the first few years of their lives. So, identifying them is tricky. Makes it fun but a pain as well. In breeding season the ring-billed have a clean, white head and yellow bills and legs with a black band around their bills. In non-breeding season, they look like the above shot.
