no bread is even worse....they starve to deathBread is bad for birds. Fills them up but contains no protein. That bird was going for the right thing, not so bird brained as you might think.
no bread is even worse....they starve to death
and they are still around)
We have Gulls. (There's a surprise!)
Anything squishy goes down the waste disposal. Anything crunchy goes on the lawn.
Set the timer and wait for the Gulls. Rarely into double figures in minutes. Fascinating watching a gull swallow a chicken leg bone whole.
Finally found something that slowed them down. Doing an Armageddon Cupboard purge came across some Weetabix that were 2 years past their sell by date and smelled a little musty when opened. We don't like them anyway and only one of the offspring does. He left home about 5 years ago......
They have been the only thing a gull has failed to swallow whole. The only thing I've watched them peck at to break up and eat delicately in small gulps!
Nearly as much fun as watching an overweight pigeon that long ago gave up trying to perch on the feeder and lurks underneath it to pick up the seeds dropped by the more enthusiastic LBJs on the feeder. Or the magpies and crows ducking and diving around the gulls. Endless low cost amusement and far cheaper and less messy than keeping a budgie.
My favourite moment was after I'd warned him about it, a wobble boxer was relieved of a piece of steak the size of a dinner plate from his barbecue by a Herring Gull. He dismissed my comments to keep an eye on it, and when he nipped inside for a beer, the gull
The winged vermin aren't daft
Nearly as much fun as watching an overweight pigeon that long ago gave up trying to perch on the feeder and lurks underneath it to pick up the seeds dropped by the more enthusiastic LBJs on the feeder. Or the magpies and crows ducking and diving around the gulls. Endless low cost amusement and far cheaper and less messy than keeping a budgie.
The caravan site was situated on the shore of Ardmucknish Bay, looking out to the Isle of Mull.
Being on the water's edge, there were rich pickings for the gulls when the tide dropped, and it was interesting to see how they dealt with what they caught. If they snaffled any shellfish, the gulls would fly above the tarmac site roads and drop the shells to smash them open. Clever enough in itself, but even more clever were the local Hooded Crows. Typical Corvids, very intelligent birds, they would wait at a distance and swoop in as the gulls dropped the shellfish. In they would fly, and grab the shattered shells before the gulls had chance to drop down and claim their prize.
It's fascinating how nature evolves to take advantage of the surroundings.
It's fascinating how nature evolves to take advantage of the surroundings.
They have a real problem there, its as if there is a seagull paratrooper training school at Weymouth beach.We were outside a pub in Weymouth....Waitress brought out 2 trays of food...before she got to the table she had 2 trays of seagulls
Wifey and I were traveling route 1 in California and the pelicans all wait at the anglers fish cleaning stations!
First time I ever saw it was in Looe in 1993....they were swooping after fish and chips on the harbour....mostly kids losing chips and mums chasing gullsThey have a real problem there, its as if there is a seagull paratrooper training school at Weymouth beach.