expecting
free feed in autumn
young seagull
We came out of the Ai Wei Wei / Andy Warhol exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria to be confronted by this seagull exhibit. I only had my I Phone but it was a moment that had to be captured on camera.
Haiku hound 
Love the way the leaf echos the shape of the gull’s feet, beautifully posed!
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Pure coincidence Sandra and unfortunately we had nothing to offer it.
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Just as well you didn’t feed it – people hereabouts at the seaside get food like sandwiches and fish and chips, stolen from their hands as gulls swoop down at them and they can be quite aggressive. Your pal looks chilled by comparison.
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Its only a young bird and was trying the I’m cute approach, no aggression
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That is one expectant seagull!
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A young one and very much at home with literally thousands of people passing by all day. I am sure it picked up lots of tit bits.
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Definitely!
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Nicely done, Denis! How close to it were you? This fellow doesn’t seem to mind you at all haha.
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About a metre Joyce. It was very tame mainly because it was right outside the entrance/exit to the biggest exhibition our gallery has ever put on. I think it had worked out lots of people near an art gallery have food and are not threatening.
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Terrific shots!
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Thanks Belinda, I wish I had my DSLR with me instead of the phone though.
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I bet it got a few treats given throughout the day. Definitely has the cute factor working for it!
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I’m sure it was getting handouts, either that or it was just friendly.
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So lovely dear Denis, should be amazing visit this exhibition. Thank you, have a nice new month, Love, nia
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Thanks Nia. The exhibition was amazing especially the struggle Wei Wei has with the forces of control that rule China.
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That seagull is very camera friendly! 🙂 Nice.
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Thanks Lou. It was very tame, young and trusting humans, I trust it grows up safely.
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A beautiful capture on your phone. Nice haiku.
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Thanks Pat
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A demanding fellow isn’t he..as suggested by your haiku 🙂 a slightly different variety of seagull than I see around here. It was lucky to catch a photo of him with his beak open!
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Thanks Janice . This was outside the State Art gallery with hundreds of people moving in and out and sitting around. This bird was propped there waiting for handouts and very tame.
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He looks very healthy– maybe he gets some quality handouts 🙂
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