Hi Tim , to me it looks very much like a soft plastic fishing lure with the
hook embedded in the gulls throat/jaw . John.
> On 24 Nov 2015, at 1:04 PM, Tim Dickson <> wrote:
>
> I have a couple of photos of a Silver Gull taken on The Strand in Townsville
> recently which has a protuberance from its lower mandible. Does anyone know
> what it could be?
>
> I was interested to note that, despite this malformity, this gull was the
> dominant bird in the flock. He stood next to my table most of the time it
> took me to eat my fish burger, and would chase away any other gulls that came
> too close.
>
> Here are the photos:
> m("N05/22605369203/","//www.flickr.com/photos/29289211");">https:
> m("N05/22604019094/","//www.flickr.com/photos/29289211");">https:
> Thanks in advance
>
> Tim Dickson
>
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