A Western Gull catches and consumes a crab (ideally an invasive European Green Crab but I can't be sure) along the Yaquina Bay Estuary Trail Newport, Oregon. Color photograph: The gull is oriented left-to-right across the frame. It's leaning over and has grabbed the green crab by its right claw and is yanking it out of the mud along the waterline. The crab has its left claw up as it futilely attempts to resist its fate. The shore along the left side of the image is littered with seaweed stranded by the outgoing tide. Other tidal debris covers is scattered along the beach on the right side of the image.
A Western Gull consumes a crab along the Yaquina Bay Estuary Trail Newport, Oregon. Color photograph: The gull is oriented right-to-left across the frame. It's leaning over and is tossing the body of the green crab it caught in the previous frame to position it for swallowing. There are a couple of strands of seaweed trailing from the crab's legs as it's suspended in mid-air. The gull had reduced the crab to component parts - a claw is visible on the ground just in front of the gull's head - by shaking the crab viciously until it ripped apart. The shore along the left side of the image is littered with seaweed stranded by the outgoing tide. Other tidal debris covers is scattered along the beach on the right side of the image.
A Western Gull swallows the legs and body of a crab along the Yaquina Bay Estuary Trail Newport, Oregon. Color photograph: The gull is oriented right-to-left across the frame. It's leaning overweigh it mouth wide open as prepares to swallow the body of the green crab it caught in a previous frame. The crab's legs are sticking out of the gull's throat - for the moment. The gull had reduced the crab to component parts - a claw is visible on the ground just in front of the gull's head - by shaking the crab viciously until it ripped apart. The shore along the left side of the image is littered with seaweed stranded by the outgoing tide. Other tidal debris covers is scattered along the beach on the right side of the image.
Crab Brunch
A Western Gull catches and consumes a crab (ideally an invasive European Green Crab but I can't be sure) along the Yaquina Bay Estuary Trail Newport, Oregon.
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