Birds of the Massachusetts Coast

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"Watch Out Below!" -- This Herring Gull has found a large channeled whelk (a kind of sea snail) on Popponesset Spit (near Mashpee on Cape Cod) and is attempting to break its shell by dropping it on the shore. This is common behavior among gulls. This time the drop was unsuccessful, and the next image shows the sequel ...
Copyright © 2007 John Van de Graaff

"Watch Out Below!" -- This Herring Gull has found a large channeled whelk (a kind of sea snail) on Popponesset Spit (near Mashpee on Cape Cod) and is attempting to break its shell by dropping it on the shore. This is common behavior among gulls. This time the drop was unsuccessful, and the next image shows the sequel ...

Bird Photographs by John Van de Graaff