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All lined up and ready to scavenge 

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On Monday I got a call about a gull unable to fly away with some sort of wing injury. The bird was about to go to the ’rehab center’. I named them rather a slaughter center as they pts about 80-90% of their birds including all non-releasable ones and all birds that have something wrong with their wings. No way I let them kill another bird. I told the finder I’ll take her.

It turned out that after injury my new friend was going like that for some time with no help from anyone. The injury already healed but in a wrong way. One wing is slightly off its normal place and she can’t extend it fully. As a result she can’t fly.

Not my first and not my last gull with flight problems. But the first one who made my jaw drop. I don’t know why but she LOVES people. It’s not about food, she’s full all the time. It’s about something else. She follows me around. She jumps into my bed and snuggles near me. Today I woke up laying on my belly and noticed something quite heavy on my back. It was her sleeping ON me like a house pet. Never had I seen anything like that. Any words I’d use wouldn’t be enough to describe how much I love her. I feel like it’s just a dream, it’s so unreal. It’s like I’m gonna wake up soon and everything will disappear.

Ofc she has a forever home with me. I have an aviary where another non flying gull lives. They’re the same species, exactly the same age, probably opposite gender looking at their sizes. I hope they’ll like each other and form a bond.

And her name is Felicia. I. Adore. Her.

<div class="md"><p>On Monday I got a call about a gull unable to fly away with some sort of wing injury. The bird was about to go to the ’rehab center’. I named them rather a slaughter center as they pts about 80-90% of their birds including all non-releasable ones and all birds that have something wrong with their wings. No way I let them kill another bird. I told the finder I’ll take her.</p>

<p>It turned out that after injury my new friend was going like that for some time with no help from anyone. The injury already healed but in a wrong way. One wing is slightly off its normal place and she can’t extend it fully. As a result she can’t fly.</p>

<p>Not my first and not my last gull with flight problems. But the first one who made my jaw drop. I don’t know why but she LOVES people. It’s not about food, she’s full all the time. It’s about something else. She follows me around. She jumps into my bed and snuggles near me. Today I woke up laying on my belly and noticed something quite heavy on my back. It was her sleeping ON me like a house pet. Never had I seen anything like that. Any words I’d use wouldn’t be enough to describe how much I love her. I feel like it’s just a dream, it’s so unreal. It’s like I’m gonna wake up soon and everything will disappear.</p>

<p>Ofc she has a forever home with me. I have an aviary where another non flying gull lives. They’re the same species, exactly the same age, probably opposite gender looking at their sizes. I hope they’ll like each other and form a bond.</p>

<p>And her name is Felicia. I. Adore. Her.</p>
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what breed is that cat?

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these guys were having a blast in the distance

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My daughter’s pigeon looks like a seagull, which brings me joy. 

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I hope you like this drawing I made, even though I'm not entirely satisfied with it.

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A seagull flying in front of a rainbow over Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Photo from Anadolu/Getty Images

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Safe sex for seagulls? Why bird contraception plan in Worcester may not fly

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Seagull appears to attack a Ferris wheel in quirky photo

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There's no other info at all. The pest control spikes are part of the picture too. Are they planning a rebellion? 

<div class="md"><p>There&#39;s no other info at all. The pest control spikes are part of the picture too. Are they planning a rebellion? </p>
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These posters are going up around the seaside town where I live. I'm scared. 

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I rescued this poor baby while out walking my dog. He was sitting in the river, totally water logged & unable to move because of shock. Not sure what happened to him. So brought him home, dried him out overnight, feed him sardines & water. 

My dog Fly in the background isn’t impressed. This fella was even less impressed! I released him where I found him the following morning, having ascertained her was a good weight, couldn’t feel his keel & had no external injuries. 

<div class="md"><p>I rescued this poor baby while out walking my dog. He was sitting in the river, totally water logged &amp; unable to move because of shock. Not sure what happened to him. So brought him home, dried him out overnight, feed him sardines &amp; water. </p>

<p>My dog Fly in the background isn’t impressed. This fella was even less impressed! I released him where I found him the following morning, having ascertained her was a good weight, couldn’t feel his keel &amp; had no external injuries. </p>
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Rescued.

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Its not due to verbalising or making noises as they are silent. But it is a movement like when a chicken is clucking and the whole body shakes with every cluck. I suspect it is some sort of nesting behaviour, or form of communication-but I have never read of it anywhere, never seen a video of it anywhere, and cant find information on it anywhere. Its a bizarre sight when you see it-what does it mean?

<div class="md"><p>Its not due to verbalising or making noises as they are silent. But it is a movement like when a chicken is clucking and the whole body shakes with every cluck. I suspect it is some sort of nesting behaviour, or form of communication-but I have never read of it anywhere, never seen a video of it anywhere, and cant find information on it anywhere. Its a bizarre sight when you see it-what does it mean?</p>
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Question: Why do Seagulls sometimes 'shake'? I have seen this happen repeatedly, where the gull stands still, often facing a wall, and just visually 'shakes' for minutes at a time.

Hi I found this baby with a broken wing he is eating and drinking now but wildlife helpline is not picking up so I need a little help until this baby heals. Took him to exotic vet and he is doing good. His name is Mantı. Thought yall would love Mantı 

<div class="md"><p>Hi I found this baby with a broken wing he is eating and drinking now but wildlife helpline is not picking up so I need a little help until this baby heals. Took him to exotic vet and he is doing good. His name is Mantı. Thought yall would love Mantı </p>
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Injured baby 

made some new friends

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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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