Captain Hook . . .

[RJSorensen]

I spent part of an afternoon on the west shore of the Bear Lake this October past. A bit chilly for the fun and sun seekers, thus we had the whole beach to ourselves, perhaps the whole lake. We had brought a picnic and a small ground cover to rest upon. I had driven down to check on the cattle up in the high country, that needed to be brought down soon. But the reward of the day was a lonely moment on the fine quartz sand beach of the Bear Lake.

The waves gently splashed against the sandy shore and true to their nature . . . here came the gulls. Looking for a handout and at seasons end, not many sun & fun folks to feed upon this time of year. They might of been even forced to 'work' for a living again, lol. Anyway we shared what was left and saw this fellow we named, Captain Hook. Looks like he has a treble hook affixed to his beak. Though he seemed no worse for the wear. We snapped a shot of him to remember the afternoon with. I share it and the warm rays of this late fall afternoon here with you.

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[sparker1]

Beautiful shot, too bad about the hook in the gulls beak. Hopefully, he can still eat.

[TammieO]

Poor thing. Good detail. I can see the fishing line that's still attached.
Tammie

[RJSorensen]

Upon looking close at the 'Hook' in the 'Captian,'I think he has his beak caught in the "J" and not the hook actually in the lower bill . . . so I figure he will wear it off. He came quite close, you can understand how his curiosity got him in this trouble.

Tammie, I did not know that the line would make it through the jepg compression, so I am glad that you were able to see that as well. Thanks again.