One-Legged Seagull on a Handicapped Parking Space Sign

One-Legged Seagull Perched on a Handicapped Parking Space Sign
United States
October 14, 2015 10:54am CST
Every morning I take my 88 year-old mom out for a ride. Today we noticed that the seagull sitting on the handicapped parking space sign, where we park at the Sandwich Marina, only had one leg. We thought this was quite the coincidence. He sat there the entire time staring back at us and showing off a bit! I did grab a picture of him.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69171)
• Centralia, Washington
14 Oct 15
You didn't ask him if he wanted a wheelchair?
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69171)
• Centralia, Washington
14 Oct 15
@NeldaHoxie I guess you have something important to attend to- learning the seagull dialect.
Nelda Hoxie
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
14 Oct 15
Unfortunately I don't speak seagull!
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14805)
• Ireland
14 Oct 15
How apt! That's the sort of thing that appeals to me and stays with me for quite some time.
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Nelda Hoxie
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
14 Oct 15
Us too. We hope he is there tomorrow.
sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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16 Oct 15
That was quite a coincidence.. Great picture.
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Nelda Hoxie
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
16 Oct 15
He was gone yesterday, so I guess he's found a new sign
AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Oct 15
I never saw a bird with only one leg.
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Oct 15
@NeldaHoxie yes, just ask Jonathan Livingston...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238296)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Oct 15
I've seen a few of them here In CA. There was a one-legged Canada goose asking us for bread the other day. We asked him how he lost the other, but got no reply.
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Nelda Hoxie
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
14 Oct 15
I think seagulls live a very competitive life. They're always tussling over something.
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Boingboing
@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
14 Oct 15
Are you sure he only had one leg? He might have been faking it!
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Nelda Hoxie
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
14 Oct 15
Nope, We watched him for a good 15 minutes!
Boingboing
@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
14 Oct 15
@NeldaHoxie Maybe he has great balance. Last time I got too near a seagull he pooped on me.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
14 Oct 15
Poor baby. It's good that he has wings!
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
14 Oct 15
Now I am worried about the poor gull's other leg. although, birds do stand on one leg sometimes with the other tucked up underneath.
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Nelda Hoxie
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
15 Oct 15
We could see his little stump, quite clearly. I live on the seacoast and spend lots of time looking at seagulls on one leg.
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
14 Oct 15
Haha omg you made my day my friend! Arent they the funniest creatures? And him all full of himself with one leg lolz Thank you for sharing this with us.
Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
14 Oct 15
@NeldaHoxie It really is, a one in a million
Nelda Hoxie
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
14 Oct 15
You're welcome. I thought it was an amazing coincidence.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238296)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Oct 15
Maybe seagulls are smarter than we give them credit for.
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