Subject: [Tweeters] A gull that bit off more than he
Date: Oct 4 08:52:21 2006
From: Jill Hein - jillhein at comcast.net


I found a Common Loon at Keystone (Whidbey) last summer with a huge sculpin
lodged in it's mouth - it's upper mandible was embedded in the sculpin -
therefore couldn't get the fish in the mouth or out of the mouth. So sad to
see such a beautiful bird - dead.

Jill Hein
Coupeville

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[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin Mack
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 5:24 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] A gull that bit off more than he
couldchew...errr...swallow

Hi Tweets,

I'm sure we've all seen birds swallowing prey that seemed far too large for
them to actually swallow. Whenever I see a gull trying to choke down a sea
star, I always wonder how they keep from choking. Well...apparently they
don't always keep from choking. On Sunday I discovered the carcass of an
immature gull at Ebey's Landing on Whidbey Island. A very large fish was
lodged securily in his throat. For photos visit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/96123763 at N00/

Anyone else ever come across something similar?

Kevin Mack
Edmonds, WA
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