sandeyeOur yard
March 5th 2008 16:54
A silver gull, two myna birds, and the bold and defiant Dusty - a pigeon who hangs with the Speckley gang and flies in to spend time and feasting with our flock - were fighting over who should consume the crust from my apple pie, which I had tossed onto the lawn. Usually, the seagulls win such a fight, devouring all that is beak-sized and carrying away anything larger. Occasionally, a myna bird will screech away all the other feathered friends to claim the morsel. This time, Dusty was determined to have his fill, stabbing his beak towards the startled gull that was definitely not used to so bold a move from a mere pigeon, a third his size. Dusty managed to wolf down several portions before the gull was joined by a few more, stopping by to observe the commotion and spotting FOOD. Emboldened by the presence of more of its own kind, the original gull swooped in, snatched the pie crust up and flew away with it.
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