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Photography => Non-Ontario Birds => Topic started by: accwai on July 26, 2019, 04:22:58 PM

Title: Freeloaders at SeaWorld San Diego
Post by: accwai on July 26, 2019, 04:22:58 PM

Found these while looking for examples of close encounters. Snowy Egret:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/4970839616_5fb129fa8e_z_d.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/accwai/4970839616/in/album-72157601333345918)

Western Gull:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/4970228095_7f7b1164c0_z_d.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/accwai/4970228095/in/album-72157601333345918)

These are wild birds hanging around the open exhibit areas at SeaWorld San Diego waiting to skim food from the resident animals. Some of them can be extremely bold. In a previous visit, I've had a gull swoop down and rip the sausage off my hot dog during lunch...

Title: Re: Freeloaders at SeaWorld San Diego
Post by: Shortsighted on July 26, 2019, 09:28:03 PM

A hot dog near a fearless gull? What, are you nuts! You were just asking for it.
Like a wad of cash to a pick-pocket. You best avoid heating snowy cones or you
might egret it.

Title: Re: Freeloaders at SeaWorld San Diego
Post by: Dinusaur on July 27, 2019, 03:00:19 PM

Quote from: "Shortsighted"

….You best avoid heating snowy cones or you
might egret it.

Haha, what a suggestion. I wished someone took a photo of the incident.