Seagulls have never had the best reputation as beach cohabitants, but one in particular is (quite literally) taking the cake for Waterford, Connecticut's most wanted bird.

A gull named Cecil has become notorious for taking food right out of people’s hands, with no shame. Everyone from sunbathers to lifeguards has become familiar with Cecil, so much so that the town has posted signs warning beachgoers to beware.

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"As long as he puts his mind to it, he can eat anything on the beach at this point,” said Louis Dhervilly, a lifeguard at Waterford Beach Park. Another beachgoer said she started eating her food under her coverup so that Cecil couldn't swoop in.

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