Faster than a speeding clam
Every time we go to the beach, I watch the gulls breaking clams by dropping them from a height onto the stones. And for the last year or so, I've been trying to get a photo of the actual drop.
I've been too slow, the camera has been too slow, the gulls too unpredictable, the clams too fast. But persistence pays. Persistence, and a faster camera, anyhow.
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| Gull following the clam down. The clam is just visible in front of the mountain. |
Yay! Now to catch the two, clam and gull, just at the moment of release . . .
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I LOVE this! How wonderful.
How wonderful!!
I love it! Wonderful catch.
i love it. how wonderful!
I had to peer - but I peered - and got it!
On my beach it's mussels. There is nothing more pleasant than watching them on a summer afternoon and hearing the sound of the shell hitting the rocks. Peace and tranquility.
Dave, Those must be tough gulls! It's really hard to remove a mussel from its chosen home site.
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