Not quite sure what this guy is

I had my camera about 2 weeks, when I saw this guy.
He was sitting on a railing, on a bridge, across a small lake.

Shot with 7D | EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
at 1/500, f8, ISO:100, at 175mm

The first photo is the way it came out of the camera.

The second photo, is a digital crop, of the first shot.

Gear: 7D gripped | EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS | EF-S 10-18mm | , Nikon P530, Manfrotto legs, 496RC2 Ball Head /QR
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Brad
bradfieldsphotography.​com

txcanon wrote in post #12523786
It's a Ring-billed Gull. Two nice shots.

Thank you.

Gear: 7D gripped | EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS | EF-S 10-18mm | , Nikon P530, Manfrotto legs, 496RC2 Ball Head /QR
My flickr
Upgrade wish list: EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM | EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM | EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS (I or II) USM | Canon EF 1.4X (II or III)