sandeyeFinal extract from OAFF
November 9th 2007 20:01
I have not lived in a home which has been without a local flock of Seagulls since my childhood. Even then, the gulls might come inland to the English village where I grew up on occasion, generally if a storm was about to arrive.
Currently living just ten minutes walk from a beach means there are ample numbers of Silver Gull appearing in our yard within minutes of tossing down dinner scraps or bacon rind. Early in the morning, just after dawn, a few will often fly overhead, searching hopefully to be first to find a new food source. If I wander along the coast as the sun rises, a flock will inevitably be perched upon the sand on the local stretch of beach. When we first moved to this residence, the lady next door used to throw out food scraps onto our carport roof each day, then the Seagulls would magically materialize and cluster about, scrapping loudly for these treats. Nowadays however, my neighbor is concerned about the possible problem of bird flu, and there is not much roof left on the carport after several gales have ripped pieces off anyway.
There is one friendly fellow which my son has named Jack, who often comes onto our doorstep to take a drink from the water bowl that we put out for the Pigeons. Jack knows it is fresh water that is changed regularly, and considers that he has the right to drink from such a superior source whenever he wishes.
This is taken from Our Australian Feathered Friends, available to preview/purchase at www.lulu.com/winterbear
Currently living just ten minutes walk from a beach means there are ample numbers of Silver Gull appearing in our yard within minutes of tossing down dinner scraps or bacon rind. Early in the morning, just after dawn, a few will often fly overhead, searching hopefully to be first to find a new food source. If I wander along the coast as the sun rises, a flock will inevitably be perched upon the sand on the local stretch of beach. When we first moved to this residence, the lady next door used to throw out food scraps onto our carport roof each day, then the Seagulls would magically materialize and cluster about, scrapping loudly for these treats. Nowadays however, my neighbor is concerned about the possible problem of bird flu, and there is not much roof left on the carport after several gales have ripped pieces off anyway.
This is taken from Our Australian Feathered Friends, available to preview/purchase at www.lulu.com/winterbear
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