02/02/2026
One Swipe Cost Him $10,000. A man learned an expensive lesson after a brief moment of frustration was caught on CCTV.Footage shows the man swiping at a seagull perched on his car, shooing it away before driving off. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary until six hours later.
When he returned from court, he didn’t recognize his own vehicle.His car had been completely covered and damaged by not one or two birds, but hundreds of seagulls. Witnesses say the birds had swarmed the car while he was gone, leaving so much droppings behind that the paint was eaten through in multiple spots.
The damage was so severe the car needed a full repaint costing thousands of dollars. The incident went viral after a nearby store owner reviewed their security footage and shared the clips online.
Their caption said it all:
“Nature’s way of payback.”
