I lived on Whidbey for quite a long time, and am very familiar with clam slamming! Or mussel slamming, as the case may be. Nothing like having a mussel hit your windshield as you drive under just as a bird drops its meal. Fortunately the windshield was fine. This activity is really common around the Monroe Landing area, both gulls and crows are often seen busy dropping things on the road.
Oh gosh, this is very interesting! I have seen the behavior and wondered if it occurred with different species of birds. Oh, yeah, I remember getting a 14% on a physics exam...
I lived on Whidbey for quite a long time, and am very familiar with clam slamming! Or mussel slamming, as the case may be. Nothing like having a mussel hit your windshield as you drive under just as a bird drops its meal. Fortunately the windshield was fine. This activity is really common around the Monroe Landing area, both gulls and crows are often seen busy dropping things on the road.
Thanks...or rather THANKS. Again. I’ve sent this on to family n friends, coast-to-coast for bits of history, geography, ornithology, physics.
Oh gosh, this is very interesting! I have seen the behavior and wondered if it occurred with different species of birds. Oh, yeah, I remember getting a 14% on a physics exam...