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A Glaucous Gull is eating a large purple sea star. He is staring at me, waiting for me to look away before compromising himself by swallowing such an oversized meal. These large gulls breed in the Arctic and are often seen in Alaska and British Columbia. The Purple Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) is a keystone species because it feeds on mussels and sea urchins, which can destroy a kelp forest if left unchecked. What a web of who eats whom! Eventually I looked away for a second, and the gull gulped his meal.

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Janet MacCausland
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A Glaucous Gull is eating a large purple sea star. He is staring at me, waiting for me to look away before compromising himself by swallowing such an oversized meal. These large gulls breed in the Arctic and are often seen in Alaska and British Columbia. The Purple Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) is a keystone species because it feeds on mussels and sea urchins, which can destroy a kelp forest if left unchecked. What a web of who eats whom! Eventually I looked away for a second, and the gull gulped his meal.
jmmermaid@outlook.com Home Decor & Stock Photography; Nature; On Location Portraiture; Illustration. To Purchase, please contact Janet MacCausland at jmmermaid@outlook.com or call 508 824 1569 or TEXT 617 448 2746. All images are the property of the photographer and require permission to copy. Every new day I see something I have never seen before to share with you. An astute observer, I revel in the light and what it sheds on the images herein, both underwater and above scenery, and the wildlife that lives there.