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I never have been able to figure out what was sticking out of this gull’s head.
Transcience
For CFFC Birds
CFFC Birds, Sept 27, 2022
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lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
That’s probably a pinfeather which would mean it was a very young bird. I didn’t know Frigate birds ever came ashore, much less to hobnob with human bathers.
I used to think that all pelicans were southern birds until I saw them on the rocks in main and after a little bit of checking discovered we have three kinds of pelicans in New England. It’s just that we “inlanders” never see them. This live in or around the rocks or in the weeds and trees near the rocks. I was very surprised.
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I have seen thousands of seagulls and never have seen a spine sticking out of the top of the head of any of them. It looked like an African porcupine quill. So strange. And, I had never seen a Frigate bird dive down like that among people either. I think I have a video of it… I’ll have to see if I can find it.
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I think it’s the elusive unicorn gull.
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Ah yes. How could I have overlooked that possibility? I think it is a gull who got too close to a porcupine and learned his lesson.
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So many beautiful images of these birds.
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Thanks, Trekker!!!
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Beautiful birds for the week. Thanks Judy for playing along 😀
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Wonderful, Judy.
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