Right side up …
… upside down …
… one greedy gull going to town.
Early February we had a delightful break with the rain. It gave us a chance to visit the beach for a couple of days and recharge our batteries. It was mostly sunny and not too windy. The Zendog and I so enjoyed walking along the beach, listening to the surf and watching this greedy gull devouring a crab. Amazingly, none of the other gulls interfered with this Low Tide Special. 🙂
in cahoots with muddy boots 
Some Gulls have learned to fly high with a mussel and drop them onto rocks to help crack them open
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I’ve seen them do that! They are quite clever when it comes to procuring their food.
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actually what I think has happened is that they’ve seen Crows or Ravens doing it and are smart enough to do it as well! However, I have seen them dropping it on the soft sand. They aren’t smart enough to know they have to drop the shell onto a hard surface but some do figure it out eventually.
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Crows and ravens are some of the smartest birds around and I’m not surprised that gulls learn some tricks from other birds. This gull really got a workout taking apart the crab! It was fascinating to watch.
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Yes, they are both very smart!
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I was amazed that the gull could turn her head all the way upside down! I will definitely watch for that the next time I am at a beach. Fascinating.
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LuAnne, I don’t think that I’ve seen a gull turn its head all the way around like this either. If it weren’t for the photos I might have missed the acrobatics. I will be looking at gulls more closely as well next time I’m at the beach!
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Yes, our photos sometimes show things we missed in real time. I had no idea how a wren tail-braces during the quick handoff to a chick until this ancient film print came back from the lab:
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I know that most birds can turn their heads all the way around and that they are capable of all kinds of acrobatics. Like you said Mel, it’s easy to miss the details in real time. Is your wren back?
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Have not seen house wrens lately. A Bewick’s sometimes visits my seed feeder and finds a change of pace from insects that it likes.
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Gorgeous like the photographer!
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😘
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Great captures!
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Thanks Cindy!
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Very Nice. I saw a few cute little crabs hiding from gulls at Doran Park last week. They waved their little pincers to scare me away!
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Lucky you! I don’t think I’ve ever seen crabs of any size at Doran. 🙂
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Lunch for the gull 😉 We over at the beach in February, too. It was beautiful. I had a first – a gull pooped on my hat. I was sure glad I was wearing a hat 😅 Have a great week, my friend!
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Oh! I often think of this happening to me when I’m at the beach. So far I’ve been lucky and I hope it stays that way since I don’t care to wear a hat. I wish you a great week too, Missy!
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I’ve been told it’s good luck to have a bird poop on you … I don’t know, though 😄
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