How to Eat a Sea Star

Here is an 8-step primer as demonstrated early one morning by a very determined Glaucous-Winged Gull.

1) Hunt down and snatch the mother lode of slow-moving prey

2) Move to higher ground

3) Scarf down as much as physically possible

4) Rest with long fang-like projections for about 10 minutes

5) Suck in really really hard

6) Look like you’re eating a handful of kielbasa sausages at the same time

7) Attempt a final swallow

8) Feel wonky for a while but not too long because there’s a full day of foraging ahead