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A couple photos from today

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It’s him or me, one of us has gots to go

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Ah yes.. the plippity plappity of their little feet’s on the wet sand. Is there anything more enjoyable when walking the coast? 

<div class="md"><p>Ah yes.. the plippity plappity of their little feet’s on the wet sand. Is there anything more enjoyable when walking the coast? </p>
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Seagull Afternoon in Mission Bay

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My roof top friends

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When do gulls become a problem?

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<div class="md"><p>💥💥</p>
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REERRRRERDD I AM ENEMY OF THE SEAGULLS

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Window feeding

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A little friend I made in Istanbul

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<div class="md"><p>Cameo by my arch nemesis 🤦‍♂️</p>
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Can’t beat Wellington on a good day! 

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Inflight seagull photobomb

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Short flight sequence, shot with the Z8, 100-400mm S

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A venerable Liverpool seagull accompanied by a more youthful, importunate solicitor for scran

Found these bad boys at a garden centre, had to have them

Seagull Deaths from Avian Influenza Decreased

all the worms come to me, it’s raining, I absolutely don’t want to eat you!

<div class="md"><p>all the worms come to me, it’s raining, I absolutely don’t want to eat you!</p>
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stomp stomp stomp

From one gull fan to another, I hope you enjoy. 

<div class="md"><p>From one gull fan to another, I hope you enjoy. </p>
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I’m painting these Gully-Bois

Dylan is on the left, he landed, but then Ron decided to chase him away because she is greedy and I was feeding them peanuts. We all thought Dylan was a bit of a dick for laughing at me all the time, maybe Ron is the dick.

<div class="md"><p>Dylan is on the left, he landed, but then Ron decided to chase him away because she is greedy and I was feeding them peanuts. We all thought Dylan was a bit of a dick for laughing at me all the time, maybe Ron is the dick.</p>
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Dylan was brave enough to land on the pergola

When you rescue birds you sometimes get this unnerving gut feeling that something’s gonna happen. Sometimes you choose this particular time and place to go as if you know you’re gonna find someone in need of help here. That’s what happened today.

As usual I went to my local beach to feed some flocks with leftovers from my own birds. The way to the beach is near the pond. I noticed a poor black headed gull in very bad shape - depressed, fluffed up, barely moving. The problem is that she was just in the middle of the pond. I couldn’t get there on my own - I’m not the best swimmer especially in deep and dark waters where I can’t see the bottom. I took a broomstick from the nearest workers and made some waves to make her float in my direction. It worked. But unfortunately it was too late for her. She died halfway to me and arrived already dead. I couldn’t do anything for her. Even if she was alive and made it to the vet it would probably be too late to save her.

I was devastated but I still had some food for birds. Some otherworldly forces told me to go and take a look at the birds. I didn’t know why, I didn’t even wanted to go there after what happened earlier. But I finally did. When I arrived at my usual point I noticed a common gull standing alone outside of the group. When I came closer I saw her wing placed in somewhat awkward position. It was not very visible, other people feeding swans here didn’t see it. But I know something was wrong. I started to chase her down but I missed and she flew a meter above the ground turning back into the sea. Not enough to survive without help but enough to evade capture. But - you have meat you stupid idiot! She came back straight to it, she was very hungry. I tossed a jacket on her and everything ended well. Probably there’s the same old story as with my Felicia - pretty hungry and skinny bird, one wing is held slightly upward and she can’t lift it enough to fly off as she should. Time will tell if it gets back to normal. Keep your fingers crossed for her 🕊️

<div class="md"><p>When you rescue birds you sometimes get this unnerving gut feeling that something’s gonna happen. Sometimes you choose this particular time and place to go as if you know you’re gonna find someone in need of help here. That’s what happened today.</p>

<p>As usual I went to my local beach to feed some flocks with leftovers from my own birds. The way to the beach is near the pond. I noticed a poor black headed gull in very bad shape - depressed, fluffed up, barely moving. The problem is that she was just in the middle of the pond. I couldn’t get there on my own - I’m not the best swimmer especially in deep and dark waters where I can’t see the bottom. I took a broomstick from the nearest workers and made some waves to make her float in my direction. It worked. But unfortunately it was too late for her. She died halfway to me and arrived already dead. I couldn’t do anything for her. Even if she was alive and made it to the vet it would probably be too late to save her.</p>

<p>I was devastated but I still had some food for birds. Some otherworldly forces told me to go and take a look at the birds. I didn’t know why, I didn’t even wanted to go there after what happened earlier. But I finally did. When I arrived at my usual point I noticed a common gull standing alone outside of the group. When I came closer I saw her wing placed in somewhat awkward position. It was not very visible, other people feeding swans here didn’t see it. But I know something was wrong. I started to chase her down but I missed and she flew a meter above the ground turning back into the sea. Not enough to survive without help but enough to evade capture. But - you have meat you stupid idiot! She came back straight to it, she was very hungry. I tossed a jacket on her and everything ended well. Probably there’s the same old story as with my Felicia - pretty hungry and skinny bird, one wing is held slightly upward and she can’t lift it enough to fly off as she should. Time will tell if it gets back to normal. Keep your fingers crossed for her 🕊️</p>
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listen to your gut instinct!

Seagulls under threat from plastic chemicals found in gull eggs

Disrespect Your Surroundings

Juvenile Herring Gulls ready to bathe in the war memorial pool at Brighton

Mediterranean Gull

Peanut stealing seagull today in San Francisco's waterfront. 🥜

First time seeing baby seagulls

My boy JJ

Yellow legged gull

VIDEO: Seagull Today in San Francisco

PICS: Seagulls Today in San Francisco

Seagull rescued from fishing equipment on Seatown Beach

Handsome Yellow-Legged Gull

I think he’s checking out the new menu

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*Dreyfus once wrote from Devil's Island that he would see the most glorious birds. Many years later in Brittany he realized they had only been seagulls... For me they will always be - glorious birds.*

*- Maude Chardin in "Harold and Maude"*

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**Related links:**

[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/link/589ff123-538b927b)

[Information About North American Seagulls](http://www.spwickstrom.com/seagull)

[Rudy's Gull Index](https://calidris.home.xs4all.nl/gullindex.htm)

[The Internet Bird Collection](http://www.hbw.com/ibc/family/gulls-laridae)

[Gull - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull)



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<p><em>Dreyfus once wrote from Devil&#39;s Island that he would see the most glorious birds. Many years later in Brittany he realized they had only been seagulls... For me they will always be - glorious birds.</em></p>

<p><em>- Maude Chardin in &quot;Harold and Maude&quot;</em></p>

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<p><strong>Related links:</strong></p>

<p><a href="http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/link/589ff123-538b927b">The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.spwickstrom.com/seagull">Information About North American Seagulls</a></p>

<p><a href="https://calidris.home.xs4all.nl/gullindex.htm">Rudy&#39;s Gull Index</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.hbw.com/ibc/family/gulls-laridae">The Internet Bird Collection</a></p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull">Gull - Wikipedia</a></p>
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<div class="md"><p>seagulls, gulls, and terns too why not.</p>
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