Photo Challenge: BestOf2004 | Heermann's Gull, Monterey<br /><br />January 18, Canon 300D, 300mm, f7.1, 1/800 sec<br /><br />This bird posed very patiently on a post while I slowly approached and took nearly two dozen shots. I love how the red eye ring matches the deep, saturated red of the bill.

Heermann's Gull, Monterey

January 18, Canon 300D, 300mm, f7.1, 1/800 sec

This bird posed very patiently on a post while I slowly approached and took nearly two dozen shots. I love how the red eye ring matches the deep, saturated red of the bill.