Being robbed in broad daylight seems terrifying unless the thief happens to be a massive bird who feels no guilt whatsoever.
Then, we’ve got to admit, it’s kind of funny! Seagulls are large sea birds that can stand up to 2-feet tall. They eat anything they can fit in their mouths, which means people munching on ice cream cones, hot dogs, and other beachside treats are fair game. Take a look at these brazen birds who were caught helping themselves using the old “five-feathered discount.”
1. Just look at this stinker who walked right into a convenience store and helped himself to a packaged sandwich!
2. Cornwall, England is home to some of the most brazen seagull thieves around. Check out this brave BBC reporter attempting to eat a prawn sandwich on the beach!
3. Okay, this next video is edited and meant to be a parody, but it’s still too funny not to share!
4. Either they don’t take direction well, or they can’t read. Or both.
– paulwall1970 (@paulwall1970) May 16, 2021
5. When Sam the seagull has an urge for Doritos, he just waltzes right into the corner store to get a bag. He’s taken 20 so far! At least he shares them with his seagull friends, though.
6. This gull in Devon, England wonders why stop at one bag at a time, when you can grab two?
7. “Your ice cream cone? Don’t you mean OUR ice cream cone?”
– animals going goblin mode (@mischiefanimals) May 26, 2022
8. The worst part is when they stare at you belligerently while eating your stolen snacks.
Not a seagull stealing my M&S crisps, ripping the unopen packet apart while looking back at me and then eating a few before walking off??? Only in Brighton pic.twitter.com/wSESHdzHdQ
– M (@rosaluxemburgs) September 29, 2021
9. “What a nice-looking sandwich you have there. It would be a shame if something were to… happen to it.”
– animals going goblin mode (@mischiefanimals) June 8, 2022
10. Let’s not give them any ideas! They’re bold enough.
Anyone missing a child? pic.twitter.com/KHJ4YO5XdI
– Sally Gottschalk (@georginasally) June 3, 2021
You’ve got to admire the chutzpah! Nothing gets between these predators and their prey of choice. It’s a good thing that prey is usually bags of chips and tourists’ sandwiches!
Have you or your friends ever been robbed at beak-point by a hungry sea bird?
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