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Now it's mine.

DSC_6690 the bully wins_DxO

NYCspringoystercatchersWolfe's pondStaten Islandseagullsbirds

  • An offer he can refuse
  • The gull temporarily out of sight while not at first running as fast as the oyster-catcher, soon changed that once they both got out of the water and far enough onto the sandy beach.
  • Now his only choice was to run as fast as he could and hope the gull would give up. But that was never gonna happen.
  • About to loose your lunch
  • Nowhere to hide
  • Rats!!
  • Now it's mine.
  • Get lost pip squeak
  • Reluctantly our plucky little fellow gave up and headed back to the waters edge before he got his head pecked in.
  • Back to the drawing board.
  • Found another
  • Good, no gulls this time.
  • And this time he got to eat this one in peace.
  • He could relax this time as he knew Brant's geese have no interest in his oyster. Good thing cause their even bigger than the seagulls.
  • A well earned snack.
  • DSC_6781 a well earned meal_DxO
  • Off to hunt for more oysters before the tide rolls back in.
  • DSC_6715 back to the drawing board_DxO
  • This guy turned his head and looked dead at me when I trained my zoom in on him as I followed him in the sky.
  • DSC_7147 swallow
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