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Published: 2010-11-28 13:57:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 399; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 0
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Description THIS IS NOT STOCK.

BUT IT IS A BIRD.

A seagull, actually, standing on the railing outside my favorite restaurant in Santa Cruz, California. When flew in from the magical land of Canada to visit me, we drove down there after a day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The restaurant is Riva's, located on the warf, which serves AMAZING seafood and equally amazing gelato with an amazing view of the coastline. If you are ever in the area, check them out!

Anyway, this bird was waitin' for some fries, man. He must have hung around outside our window for a good twenty minutes just waiting. By the time our food came, he had flown off ... so no fries for him.

I think seagulls aren't given enough credit for their cuteness. Some people find them annoying or ugly, but I don't. Just look at that face! Gaze into those deep eyes and tell me it doesn't make you smile just a little bit. It did, didn't it? No? What! Why I never ...

Anyway, I have a few other good shots of him which I might upload after this. But I just love how this one came out, and I hope you do too!

... Oh God, now I'm totally craving Riva's ... nnngggh.

Seagull is © Seagull. lulz.

Ignore the lame title...
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Comments: 10

UshiUshi [2010-12-04 04:51:10 +0000 UTC]

This seagull and me were bestfriends, man.

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gutheory [2010-12-03 00:44:31 +0000 UTC]

A great photo...

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Ziggy-Pasta In reply to gutheory [2010-12-03 06:14:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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gutheory In reply to Ziggy-Pasta [2010-12-03 08:45:20 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome..

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VVKiti [2010-11-30 19:52:27 +0000 UTC]

Wow I'm amazed he sat so still for you take his picture! And the color of the sky is just beautiful...I miss Cali...

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Ziggy-Pasta In reply to VVKiti [2010-12-02 05:20:39 +0000 UTC]

Hehehe, well, I did get some blurry ones. I took about...I dunno...twenty pictures or so? It takes a bit to get good ones. Patience is a virtue.

YES. COME BACK TO CALI. OwO

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VVKiti In reply to Ziggy-Pasta [2010-12-07 21:24:19 +0000 UTC]

He waited around for you to take 20 pictures?! DDD: I hope he got some fries out of the deal...

I wish I could.

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Smickedy [2010-11-28 13:59:48 +0000 UTC]

Aww, I totally find seagulls cute!! I even had one as a pet! (he had a problem with his wings and couldn't fly)

I named him Lucky because if I didn't find him when I did, the vet said he would have died by the next day

He lived a good 12 years

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Ziggy-Pasta In reply to Smickedy [2010-11-28 21:03:44 +0000 UTC]

Awww!!! Lucky is definitely lucky to have someone care for him like that! I used to hear horror stories back in school when the seagulls would land in the school yard and the kids would throw things at them. Made me so sad hearing all of that. So it's wonderful to see that someone cares for them like they deserve. No animal deserves to be harmed like that.

...Wow, I didn't know seagulls lived that long! I guess it makes sense, considering most bigger birds tend to live longer. I guess I'm just used to the short life span of canaries.

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Smickedy In reply to Ziggy-Pasta [2010-11-28 21:10:26 +0000 UTC]

I heard they can live up to 30 - 50 years O_o

My mom had a crow that could say his name when she was young, and I was all "! yay!" xD

I'll take seagulls and crows over parrots any day.. you don't need to keep your house super warm and they'll eat anything xD!

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