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<h1>Sistine Seagull enjoys bird&#8217;s-eye view of history in the making</h1>
<h2>While waiting on the conclave, the world watches &#8230; a bird atop the chimney of the Sistine Chapel: </h2>
<p>Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/MacleansMag">Maclean&#8217;s Magazine</a>&middot; Wed, Mar 13 2013 10:52:18 </p>
<div>This is the official AP photo the Vatican seagull http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/photos/9/936a49f1-6622-491b-a118-3268e4860c93.html?SITE=AP&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://pic.twitter.com/W4ScsRacylMike Hayes</div>
<div>WAIT, DOES THIS MEAN WE HAVE A BIRD POPE?! #BirdPope @michaelroston: THERE&#8217;S A SEAGULL ON THE CHIMNEY AT THE VATICAN http://pic.twitter.com/kc0CPjCzmqJack Moore</div>
<div>Best @Twitter handle for the Vatican Seagull @SistineSeagull or @ConclaveSeagull ? And don&#8217;t forget @ConclaveChimney http://pic.twitter.com/C2StHa7Uc1Storyful</div>
<div>Cue the seagull humour:&nbsp;</div>
<div>20 yr career in entertainment, and this Seagull sitting on top of the Chimney in Vatican City is more famous than I. http://pic.twitter.com/c3EhKcQTz6Hypnotist MarcSavard</div>
<div>A seagull on the Sistine Chapel chimney is cool. You know what would be cooler? A DRAGON.pourmecoffee</div>
<div>Total attention whore #seagull http://pic.twitter.com/r33Ebd68oiRo</div>
<div>Some believe this to be a relative of Jonathan Livingston Seagull who did not emigrate to America and stayed in Italy http://pic.twitter.com/VwzctjDByxJay</div>
<div>&#8230; and the seagull Twitter accounts:&nbsp;</div>
<div>Cool :-) @PapalSeagull http://pic.twitter.com/nx6xl87g3CTim</div>
<div>The Sistine Seagull has a Twitter handle! @SistineSeagull @WWLTV http://pic.twitter.com/nzezv7i0WHTriston V. Sanders</div>
<div>I&#8217;m just here for the pomp, the circumstance, and delicious delicious Cheetos. #conclave #newpopeSistineSeagull</div>
<div>And this &#8230;&nbsp;</div>
<div>I swear if it poops on me&#8230;. #chimneyasplode http://pic.twitter.com/YEGsv2ZcPOConclave Chimney</div>
<div>Stay tuned.</div>
<div>internet you disappoint .. not a single meme of the seagull sitting on the papal chimney http://pic.twitter.com/zuZUpig4mYJanis</div>
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Sistine Seagull enjoys bird’s-eye view of history in the making

While waiting on the conclave, the world watches … a bird atop the chimney of the Sistine Chapel: