Unexpected Star of the Conclave: A Vatican Seagull

The presence of birds, who fluttered around the place for two days, was difficult to ignore for millions of viewers following the live news

Unexpected Star of the Conclave: A Vatican Seagull

While many eyes were fixed squarely on the Sistine Chapel's chimney, awaiting the sign of the new pope or further votes in the conclave below, one little guy had an actual bird's eye view of the proceedings—and he or she attracted some attention. As the AP reports, a certain...

Before the white smoke came, the seagulls next to the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City stole the show. A striking image that raised many questions: "I think the seagulls are nesting there, because we have also seen a small seagull chick".

A small seagull, along with the family, appeared on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, next to the chimney on which the cameras were placed, just before the white smoke. The arrival of the pullo was welcomed by the applause of the crowd present in St. Peter's Square which, shortly after, exploded in a bang at the time when the white smoke appeared. L'articolo The small seagull on the roof of the Sistine Chapel: the "sign" just before the white smok…

While the world was waiting for white smoke, a gull perched on the roof of the Vatican became, in a few hours, the real star of the conclave.