Alicia Altmueller sent in this shot of a seagull she took during a recent vacation to North Carolina's Crystal Coast: 'Transplants from the North, my husband and I took our daughters to the NC Coast for the first time last week. The girls were so excited to be greeted by this regal feathered friend. He perched himself on our balcony and welcomed us to the beach.'

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