Friday, October 05, 2007

Seagulls, waiting for food


Seagulls and a shrimp boat



First comes - first serve
for the preferred sitting pole
(can you see the pelican?)



Ocean Diners

They open up their beaks and throats
For breakfast off the back of boats.
Some take a dip and dive for brunch,
Some join the passengers for lunch-
Or swoop in low for sneak attacks
On things like peanut butter snacks.
And when they're in a hungry mood,
Sea gulls love your finger food!

by J. Patrick Lewis

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12 comments:

  1. karoline in the morningOctober 05, 2007 12:17 PM

    luv the gulls! lol ...they're so comical...

    k:))))

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  2. S-V-HOctober 05, 2007 12:28 PM

    Hi Karoline,
    yes they are, very comical looking, almost like cartoons. Thanks for your nice comment!

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  3. Tawnya ShieldsOctober 05, 2007 12:37 PM

    Anything that has to do with the sea I love. That blue horizon always makes me feel so peaceful.

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  4. S-V-HOctober 05, 2007 1:11 PM

    Yes Titania,
    me too! Sea is peace and peace is freedom and freedom is love and love is eternity!
    Have a wonderful day!

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  5. UnknownOctober 05, 2007 4:00 PM

    I wonder if the lone pelican got lucky. LOL!

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  6. S-V-HOctober 05, 2007 5:04 PM

    Hi Jenty,

    yep, that's a good question! But he doesn't looks too skinny, I think he got some fishes too.... :-)

    Thanks for commenting on this one!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 05, 2007 6:46 PM

    I love seagulls. They are one of my favorite species on our planet. When I was a kid I actually learned how they communicate so I understand most of their speaking.

    Your seagulls look very different from our.

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  8. S-V-HOctober 05, 2007 6:56 PM

    Hi Thomas,
    thanks for your comment to "my" seagulls. I like them too, they look like characters, every one is different! Are your gulls maybe smaller than ours?

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  9. silkenOctober 05, 2007 7:59 PM

    near where I live there are lines of brown pelicans.

    great photos!

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  10. S-V-HOctober 05, 2007 8:05 PM

    Thank you Silken

    for writing a nice comment to my bird shots. We have a lot of pelicans too. I will bring soon a series of these funny birds.

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  11. peteejOctober 06, 2007 7:31 AM

    I grew up deep-sea fishing in south Florida, so this is a familiar sight. It's amazing that when you're 30 miles offshore with nothing in sight, yet these birds circle your boat picking up scraps of bait and saying hello. They're kind of like the people you meet when traveling. Always made the fishing trips worthwhile.

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  12. S-V-HOctober 06, 2007 10:29 AM

    Hi Pete,

    Thanks for your interesting comment. You have made a nice comparison between this birds and the people,
    I like your version, because it's so true! :-)

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