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I frequently observe gulls on the Seattle waterfront catching and swallowing whole sea stars, as this gull ultimately did. I remember the first time, years ago, that I ever saw this behavior. I was freaked out, thinking the gull was going to choke and die. At the time, I had no idea how adapted gulls are to this particular food source. This Scientific American article talks about how the two species may have co-evolved, with sea stars even developing color variations in response to gull predation.

One of the feral pigeons (Columba livia) who lives under our neighborhood railroad bridge.

I liked how the background tones here matched the warm colors in this Red-winged Blackbird's back and wing tips ( (Agelaius phoeniceus). Photographed at Juanita Bay in Kirkland.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 + Lumix 100-300mm

The shelves at Seattle's Uwajimaya.

Female Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) perches above her nest in the reeds before dropping down to feed her young. Photographed at Warren G. Magnuson Park in Seattle.

Photographed with my Olympus OM-D E-M5 + Lumix 100-300mm