Kicker: Top Squawker

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Seagulls in the news again! This week seabird enthusiasts gathered in a village on the coast of Belgium.

SOUND: [Ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the third annual European Gull Screeching!]

Dozens of humans showed off their best seagull imitations.

SOUND: [SEAGULL SQUAWKING MONTAGE]

A funny guy is behind all this. He wants to raise awareness of how important seagulls are to the ecosystem. A panel of judges scored squawkers on both their bird call and bird behavior.

Jarmo Slutter of the Netherlands won the adult category. He got into it, too…bird costume and everything.

SOUND: [SLUTTER’S CALL]

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: I’d say they all worked at beak-performance.

REICHARD: Oh, Myrna! It’s The World and Everything in It.

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