An interesting act by a seagull.

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Have you ever seen a Gull grabbing lunch called Red Bait from a sea squirt?
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They arrived in formation senior just leading the second one in line.

Another short walk on the beach and another adventure was waiting for us.
We love the sea air and the secluded part of the beach that we visit, most often, delivers the goods.
The song of the sea is a sound like no other as the waves rhythmically crash up and down.
So come and look what I have for you today.

This guy looked like he spotted something to eat.
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He found a sea squirt and was pecking at it.
Bang! He found something inside and pulled it out.
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It is called Red Bait by the local fishermen here and they cut it out with a sharp knife to use for fishing bait. But the Kelp Gull needs no knife, as his beak is sharp.
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Preparing to slurp the rich morsel up.
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And there you go. He swallowed it.
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Then I bid him farewell, and the happy gull took off.
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Did I tell you that there are always adventures here at the beach?
If it is not Terns and Oyster Catchers, then it is Gulls and Geese.
Of course, also Kingfishers and other kinds of birds. I have posted all of these before, including the Kelp Gulls, but today was a special event.
The gull can strip a mollusk of its precious cargo within minutes, and the fishermen will take a much longer time to unearth the red bait.
Just nature's way to feed life at the ocean.

I hope that you have enjoyed the pictures and the story.

And That's All Friends.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

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You have told me about this red bait a while ago and I still can smell it somehow 😅
Lovely and interesting post as always, my friend, you took just the right images to illustrate the story for us ☺️

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Yes thank you for the reminder and the bonus is that you can remember the smell. Maybe the gulls war nose plugs when they eat it 🤣 !LOLZ

Thank you again and I practice in all of my posts to become a photo journalist. When I retire in 10 years time, I will write for a wild life magazine 😉

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Oh yes, there are smells I will never forget although I have never smelled them 🤣 !LOLZ

That sounds like a great idea, honestly, many people would like your humorous stories and lovely photos, I believe.

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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A good thing as I can tell you now that if ever you have to smell it, then you will never forget the pungency that crawled up your nostrils 🤣 !LOLZ

Thank you and only if I make another 10 years🤣🤣🤣

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I do believe you and I do hope that I will never have to smell such a thing 🤣 !LOLZ

Oh yes, you will make these 10 years and many, many more ☺️

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Hahaha, I am waiting for your visit Hannes and I will say no more 😝 !LOLZ

Hahaha, it's all in God's hands my friend 🙏

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I hope you don't have such a thing in your fridge to surprise me 🤣

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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My lips are sealed, but I do suggest that you should bring some anti-fainting tablets with when you come 🤣

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If you really show me such a thing I will certainly need these tablets 😂

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Never will I show you such a piece of Red Bait Hannes.
I will hide it in your food 🤣🤣🤣

It's when you swallow the food that the fun will hit the fan 🤣 !LOLZ

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So it tastes like it smells? I think that South Africa has just fallen down from number 1 to number 999 on my bucket list 😂 !LOLZ

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Noooo! It tastes like mussels and other sea food, as the smell goes when it is cooked. The smell hangs around in the house for a few days, but eventually it goes.

So you can keep our country in the number 1 spot as long as you don't eat anything here by me 🤣 !LOLZ

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Okay, agreed, and I will not eat anything in your house, exept the nuts you give the squirrels maybe 🤣 !LOLZ

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Oh my, I don't think that the squirrels are going to like you if you eat their nuts. But I will try to prepare the before you come and plead with them not to tell the local angry Baboon male to come and sort you out 🤣 !LOLZ

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Okay, I think in that case I will bring my own nuts which I will share with the squirrels, and maybe also with the Baboon 😅 !LOLZ

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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What a great idea and I am sure that they wall all start to love you. Poor animals 🤣 !LOLZ

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Seagulls are actually similar in intelligence to corvids. And they are able to get their own food in different ways, but in some places they prefer to steal food, sometimes from people 😄

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Oh yes, they have proven the intelligence of both the corvids and the seagulls.
Once I saw a seagull land on a bald guy's head trying to get the chips that the guy was eating 🤣

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