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Herring gull
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When it comes to harvesting the sea, there's them that gets
and them that gets from them that gets. I'm just reporting what I see.
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Common loon
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When I see a sea gull sitting on the surface there's a good
chance it has a diving bird under surveillance, resting close by or plying the
deep waters for food.
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King eider, first
year drake
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The gull only stations itself near birds that bring their
prey to the surface for consuming. Divers able to swallow their food under
water are of little interest to gulls.
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Common eider, female
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The gull has to be quick to snatch a morsel before its first
proprietor can swallow it.
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Common eider, male
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Patience and swiftness pay off for this gull with a starfish
from the ocean bottom, stolen from a hapless eider.
The eider shrugs of its loss and prepares to dive again.
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White-winged scoter,
male
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Another day, another gull keeps vigil on a group of scoters
that have abilities very different from its own.
Hunger sends a scoter down in search of a meal. It opens its
wings and tail feathers to help its movements. Remarkably it doesn't get wet to
the skin.
The successful scoter is met at the surface by the
successful gull.
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