> I have definitely seen gulls dropping clam and mussels shells from the air
> to crack them on the rocks below. Has anyone else seen this behavior in
gulls?
> -- Jo Waldron
> -- Everett, WA
> -- joaw9 at aol.com

Oh, yes. I have been the recipient of a gull drop. When I was a kid in New
York a gull, probably a HERRING GULL, thought my head was the ideal object
upon which to break open a mussel. The only damage done was to my ego,
mostly by my parents, who thought it was funnier than I did.

David Chelimer
Seattle
chelimer at earthlink.net