the other day when i was driving by a freshly plowed field i noticed that it was full of seagulls. it's not like i've never seen that before, but it just didn't seem right. there should have been a murder of crows or some other species of birds taking the opportunity to eat the worms that were freshly brought to surface. i know that as a child there weren't any gulls in the parking lots of local stores and restaurants either. but now were inundated. gulls have adapted -- plain and simple. they were originally meant to find their meals in the water, but have since migrated away from large bodies of water. and in order to survive (i still don't understand how they can truly live here in the winter) they have become opportunists. they scavange for garbage, but have also adapted to eating worms. most of these birds probably haven't even tasted the fresh fish that their ancestors consumed for so long. it was a juxtaposition to see "sea birds" thriving as most inland birds do, but i guess they must do whatever to survive in any circumstance.
maybe that could be my thesis if i were ever get to study zoology, but i was also interested in the role of animals in the bible...
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The role of animals in the Bible would be great subject matter for painting. So would seagulls in parking lots, but my high school art teacher hated seagulls so much she let us know you would be marked down if they appeared in your work.
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