Gull found in northeastern Japan with object lodged in head

A black-headed gull with what appears to be a paper dart lodged in its head has been found in a canal in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi, local officials said Monday.The bird continues to eat and fly, and does not appear weakened. The prefectural government is considering capturing the bird to remove the object and the local police have launched an investigation into a possible violation of the wild birds protection act.After police received a report from a resident on March 28 about the gull in a canal in Ishinomaki, a prefectural government official confirmed the bird had a 10…READ FULL ARTICLE