Comment from Stringbean
What a great shot of the seagull with a tootsie pop in it's mouth. What are the chances. Perfectly framed and well composed shot. Superb eye clarity. Very well photographed with good lighting and sharp focus with good details and clarity in your photography. Outstanding work and good timing. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 26-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2018

Thank you! I know, right! I was very surprised to see this. Thank you for your nice comments.

reply by Stringbean on 24-Oct-2018

You are so very welcome Grace!
Mary Lynn

Comment from KristiV
Very cute and love the description along with it. I would have never known they would grab a tootsie roll! great focus and clarity. Very humorous picture!

 Comment Written 23-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2018

Thank you!

Comment from Malmax
This is such an amazing and entertaining capture, I just love it. What a stroke of luck or geninous on your part!
Such incredible clarity and color in this magnificent shot.
Whoever would've thought they like the tootsie pops!
Well done Grace!
Malmax

 Comment Written 23-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2018

Thank you Marsha :)

reply by Malmax on 25-Sep-2018

You?re welcome

Comment from supergold
a fantastic and unusual stop action of this gull with a tootsie pop stollen from a child; I remember more than 30 years ago, in summer, I just started to eat a cone of ice-cream when a gull has stollen the whole cone with the icecream;

 Comment Written 23-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2018

Thank you! Stealing your ice cream would have been a great shot :) Thank you for the six stars Fred.

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
Yes, this is hilarious!
Fantabulous Perfect timing!

Sharply focused still motion shot!

Framing is dynamic as usual in diagonals!
Gorgeous illumination.
Natural colors.
Great story telling factor.
A rare find!
Nice perspective & narrow DOF.

Thanks for sharing...

 Comment Written 23-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2018

Lol, thank you kindly!

Comment from Donna Ruiz
LOL! This is awesome. Obviously, you captured the gull perfectly in flight. The Tootsie Pop in his mouth is just a hilarious added bonus. So glad you shared this. :)

 Comment Written 22-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2018

Thank you Donna! I thought it was pretty funny :)

Comment from eileen0204
hahahaha, I laughed so hard with this one Grace! Just perfection!!

Andy your description of how many licks is priceless!

I love this shot and how well you managed the stop action in flight with perfect clarity and a wonderful view!!

 Comment Written 22-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2018

Lol, thank you Eileen! Thank you for the six stars too :)

Comment from michiganmike
Quite a remarkable thing to be able to capture. And in such sharp detail too. I like this tight cropping and the subtle colors are attractive.

 Comment Written 22-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2018

Thank you! :)

Comment from SandraInSpain
Oh wow, how synchronic is that? A perfect progression, with similar characteristics such as the diagonal positioning and the vivid background off the sky. Excellent work.

 Comment Written 22-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2018

Thank you very much!

Comment from SunnyCreekHill
This is hilarious!!! What a great clear shot of this guy stealing a tootsie roll pop! Wings are in the perfect position, like he was posing, lol. This really is a very humorous shot...thanks for sharing!

 Comment Written 22-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2018

Thank you very much for your nice comments and the six star rating! I thought it was pretty funny too :)

reply by SunnyCreekHill on 25-Sep-2018

You're welcome!