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Larus marinus
Several birds were vying for a go at this large fish on the beach. This one won for a while. This is not the exact sequence of what happened, but gives an idea of the rivalry. In the one with the male bird, the first bird was driven off and then quarreled with another bird.
Atlantic Ocean seashore
Added to the mission, Ava. And thank for your nice comments, Ava, Seema, Toshimi, Shanna and Satyen!
This terrific series could go in the Hunters and Animal Feeding Behavior mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8463...
Thanks for the ID, avesjohn! And thanks, Karen, Scott, Emily and Cindy; I have other shots of rivals for the fish and will post them sometime soon.
Spotted on Sep 4, 2012
Submitted on Nov 5, 2012
