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Nina Koch
Bellingham, WA, United States
Week 15: The Unexpected
Fun photo to look at. But not so funny for the star fish.
I never knew gulls could swallow such large – leggy prey like a star fish. I thought they just ate French Fries. (Just kidding!) Still, you can tell that I’m not a coastal dweller.
Thanks for sharing your photo! I learned something!
I too learned something from your photo…I think of gulls as scavengers…I was definitely surprised to see that starfish hanging out of his mouth.
That purple starfish looks so awkward hanging out of the mouth of that gull. Very nice image, very detailed!
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