Honestly, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes and actually snapped each stage as it happened I wouldn't have believed it possible.....!! I'm not sure where he found the bone, maybe from a bin, he managed somehow to drag it off the road onto the grass. He flipped it like a 'Top Chef' to get a better angle and so started probably the most bizarre scene I've witnessed for a while! It only took him roughly five minutes to somehow get that huge bone down his gullet, he looked around with a very satisfied expression, and took off.....HOW !!! I can only imagine how long it would take for something like that to digest, if at all.....!! Hope your weekend is a little less 'weird'.....
I can't believe he just swallowed it.
ReplyDeleteOh, c'mon, weird is good. The color and pattern in that first image is electric.
ReplyDeleteWell it's the weekend so why not go a little crazy and swallow an entire bone?!? :)
ReplyDeleteGood series of images.
Oh wow, that is funny - and definitely not something you see everyday! Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. I'm sure a chicken bone is no good for the digestion. Wonder whether this seagull is now searching for some Alka Seltzer ?
ReplyDeleteThis proves that those critters will eat anything. Too funny that he was able to take off right after the delectable meal. One would think that he'd be grounded, at least for a little while.
ReplyDeleteExcellent! Love these images Grace!
ReplyDeleteOn the last picture, the bone seems to be still in its throat..The scene is weird, but the pictures are great!
ReplyDeletewow...i can't believe he swallowed that bone!
ReplyDeleteGulp!
ReplyDeleteI bet he is now looking for one of those fizzy drinks drunks use in the morning!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I can't believe he swallowed that whole thing and then was able to fly afterward. I wonder if he will have a days long tummy ache.
ReplyDeleteI saw and photographed something like this. The only difference was the the provenience of the part was clearly visible, dead, nearby...
ReplyDeleteWould that be considered canablism(sp)? Let's hope he coughs it up to feed babies...
ReplyDeleteThat is both weird and amazing Grace
ReplyDeleteEsa gaviota tenía hambre, pero de verdad... jajaja
ReplyDeleteSaludos y un abrazo.
wow that indeed is an amazing series!!
ReplyDeleteAck!
ReplyDeleteThat is truly amazing. I've seen gulls do some nutty things but this takes the cake or the bone, so to speak. Great post!
ReplyDeleteHe must have been one hungry bird - I'm thinking of all that splintered bone - not good for the digestion.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sending on the beautiful weather Grace - it's glorious here today!
amazing ! may time and life continue to treat him kind. makes one wonder on a second thought, what humans do leave behind for wild life to get.
ReplyDeleteplease have a good sunday.
The photos are great. The scene is wrong on oh so many levels.
ReplyDeleteDarryl and Ruth :)
Good grief... I was half expecting one further photo showing regurgitation! Great capture all the same ;-)
ReplyDeleteOMG! What an amazing sequence! Great job, Grace.
ReplyDeleteI too would not believe if you hadn't shown us each detailed image!! Holy Moly!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGuess a gull's got to do what a gull's got to do.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo series! SICK! Did he have any sauce with it, or at least a beer? Before I read to the end of your post I wondered about the digestion time. That says something pretty frightening about the gastric juices at work there, either that or the peristaltic action. Great post!
ReplyDeleteThe first image is outstanding, a beautiful survivor with a great background!
ReplyDeleteBlimey, was that really a chicken leg? That guy will suffer a bit more than a stomach ache! Great pix though Perth! Have a nice day...
ReplyDeleteBetter him eating a left over chicken bone than my dog finding it during our walk... lol! And they have to have lunch too, right!?
ReplyDeleteYes !!!
ReplyDeletePierre
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