The Seagull 



When circling between sea and sky, or skimming 

 lightly over the crests of the waves, the Seagull is a 

 picture of beauty and grace. But all the while he 

 has a keen eye to business; and a sudden dive, a 

 splash, and the gleam of silvery scales tell us that 

 another little fish will swim no more in the deep blue 

 sea. Like Jack Tar, the Seagull gets his living on 

 the ocean; but when fish are scarce, or the weather 

 at sea is more than usually cold, he makes his way 

 inland, and is content with worms and slugs and 

 almost anything else that is eatable. 



