Not necessarily seagulls. They are too far in the distance to see. Only thing that suggests seagulls as opposed to the birds is the sand. So, barnacles are a possibility, but after I rejected feathers (which admittedly is what they appear to be on first glance) I immediately opted for tree fungus. Since either barnacles or tree fungus would fit the gag, I wouldn’t say the strip is all that unsuccessful–except with those unfortunate enough to have not had much experience with either one.
Not necessarily seagulls. They are too far in the distance to see. Only thing that suggests seagulls as opposed to the birds is the sand. So, barnacles are a possibility, but after I rejected feathers (which admittedly is what they appear to be on first glance) I immediately opted for tree fungus. Since either barnacles or tree fungus would fit the gag, I wouldn’t say the strip is all that unsuccessful–except with those unfortunate enough to have not had much experience with either one.