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An offer he can refuse
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An offer he can refuse

The gull had a pretty blunt offer for the oyster-catcher at this point. "Give me your oyster and I won't beat the crap out of you". Our plucky little hero didn't much care for the offer and tried to hide inside of this placid group of Brant's geese instead.

However the geese saw the impending brouhaha coming and wanting no part, scattered in all directions like commuters on the subway when a fights about to break out.

NYCspringBrant's geeseoystercatchersWolfe's pondbirdsStaten Islandseagulls

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  • 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.
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