Their
orange beaks
- a striking contrast
to their white and gray feathers -
open wide
to let out
shrieks
and
cries,
shrill
and
piercing,
that echo
through
the parking lot
miles and miles
from the sea.
These seagulls
scavenge
in
the desert.
©2011, Bridget Magee
1 comment:
I always loved looking for the red spot on the side of the beak, signaling a juvenile.
Don't you see seagulls in MN and WS? Haven't seagulls gotten like grackles--seen everywhere?
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