While walking into town to return a DVD on Saturday, I encountered a group of seagulls milling around outside Tesco. No doubt they were up to no good.
As I walked past them, most of them either hopped away or flew off. One, however, remained. On closer inspection, it turned out to be the weirdest seagull I have ever seen in my life.
Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but the creature on the left there has the body, bill and feet of a duck. And yet it has the markings of a seagull. And it was hanging around with seagulls outside Tesco.
I should point out that I don’t live in Venice. The area outside Tesco is not a canal. It is a road. Not the location best suited for spotting ducks.
So what is it? A strangely-marked duck? A misshapen seagull? Or a cross between the two? Is such a pairing even possible? Have I discovered a previously unseen species of gull-duck hybrid? Perhaps I will never know.
For a closer look at this odd chimera, click on the photograph.
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