Feathered Friends: Seagulls
My entry to #featheredfriends contest announced by @nelinoeva. Check Here for more info.
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I always see lots of gulls around town and along the Montague River. For these larger white- headed species of gulls the hooked yellow beak is always prominent with the red dot. The red dot becomes evident when they are about four years old. The bigger and brighter the dot, the more healthier the bird.
Original photo of the gull standing in a shallow part of the salt water of Montague river.
Did you know a gull can drink salt sea water?
The gulls are often seen around fast food outlets hoping someone will toss them out a french fry or some tidbit of food.
They are nature’s vacuum cleaners and keep parking lots clear of any food waste. These remarkable birds get a bad rap from all their squawking and screeching but they will eat anything, anywhere.
Another species of gull with a darker mottled head and body. The beak is dark.
I see the gulls around all year either spiraling above the sea waters or in town. One even came for a visit to my backyard last summer.
A special thanks to @melinda010100 for #featheredfriends and to @nelinoeva for hosting this contest.
All photos are mine and the first one is for the contest.
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Thanks Pix!
Nice photos! So close up to the birds. Nice long lens!
Thanks @kaminchan! I would like to someday get the 600mm lense.
Seagulls always around although ours have not learned to come to take food from tables in our region they do visit inland rubbish dumps which is a sad sight to see.
Cleaners of the beaches nice to see both you have up North.
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Yes seagulls (gulls) are all over the world even in the Arctic.
Thanks Joan and for the wine.
Even the seagulls know who you are and that you love all animals, Jo 😊
I have learned something new today, didn't know they can drink salt water 😃
The past weeks and months have been exhausting and it doesn't seem to get better ... I need a break and since I can't take a break from work at the moment, not even now in quarantine, I take a break from most Internet, better said from the Hive.
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I don't know how long this break will be, maybe I will be back next week already, because I am addicted, said the great @janton a while ago 😉
Hope you have a good time, dear Jo, see you again, hopefully soon 🤗
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I will be able to register for a vaccine later this month. Best to get it with the various strains of the pandemic floating around the world.
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Thank you so much Jo, I will be back sooner than I think myself, I believe 😉
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BEER.Gulls are becoming more inland dwellers in my opinion. The ones I see all the time in our area seams quite comfortable without going to the sea. But who knows, the sea and the lake are close, they might well be flying to and fro.
Very nice shots of gulls and their beaks!
Thanks Neli and for the point tips. Appreciated!!
nice gull photos. i would just mention that all the photos seem to be herring gulls. the mottled gull with the black beak is an immature bird. the colors of both the feathers and the beak changes as the age.
Thanks for stopping by. Yes, the mottled brown is the color of younger gulls. There are over 50 species of gulls worldwide and five different ones here in Atlantic Canada where this gull is.
Wonderful photos of all different ages of this gull! I had no idea they can drink salt water!
Thanks so much Melinda and for the Ecency Points.
Howdy redheadpei! thought I was dead and gone didn't you? lol... Not by a long shot. I even survived the Canadian winter we had here.lol.
Great seagull shots there. When everything freezes over what do they do? They don't need water or they go find water that isn't frozen? They don't migrate South do they?
How you doin?
Hi there @janton. Good to know you are still kicking. 😃
@melinda010100 and I were concerned how you were doing in that winter blast Texas received. Now you know what a Canadian winter can be like..not just a week or so but we can get it for a few months. ❄️
Your experiences during the storm should make a good post. I’ll check your page after to see if you posted anything new.
I’m glad you liked the seagull shots. Some may leave the area and go a bit more southerly but most stay around and will find open spots on the water. I was down by the Montague River the other day and many gulls were flying around and landing on open spots on the water.
Don’t be a stranger @janton. Take care and be safe. 🌺Have you got the vaccination for the COVID-19 yet? I will be registering for mine later this month.
Howdy redheadpei! Good to hear from you too. I also like that post of yours with the giant ant hills. Wow, we don't even have that big of ant hills in Texas! Those are amazing. I spent alot of time in the Spring on our lawns disturbing the ant hills and then after a few weeks of that they abandon their mounds.
They damage the lawn and it takes forever for the grass to grow back in those areas, not sure why but they really make the lawns ugly.
I haven't gotten the vaccine and after all the videos I've seen that so many of the top doctors, researchers, scientists and virologists in the world have made to warn people about it I wouldn't even think of getting one now. They've proven that it's a bioweapon and has nothing to do with keeping a person from getting the virus.
Hard to believe I know, I didn't believe it at first until the vast number of great warning videos that explain the science behind it and also who is pushing these things. It's some scary stuff. For most of us nutritional supplements are extremely effective and prevent the virus from getting to us but the media never talks about that method.
Spring is here, it's supposed to be 80 degrees tomorrow, I hope you guys will see signs of Spring soon!
Hi Cowboy @janton. Yes our anthills are something else. 🐜 Thankfully they are in the forest for they don't look pretty on the lawn. Hubster keeps an eye out when he mows the lawn to make sure none start on the lawn. They are determined and hard to remove once they start building the nest. They are harmless..we don't have the fire ants.
It is strange times Cowboy and a predicament whether to get the vaccine. I'm wondering if, in the future, we will need proof of getting the vaccination to be able to travel outside our country or province.
I'm looking forward to spring weather. 80 degrees sounds fantastic.
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Howdy again redheadpei! How do you guys get rid of your ant hills? I try to disturb them once a week and after a couple of months they give up their mound and move somewhere else. I think that can be sped up by putting some gasoline on them but I prefer the less deadly method.
I mean, I don't want them in the yard but I know they are part of the eco system as well so they have a purpose. Actually I'm not sure what their purpose is though. lol.
The vaccine issue, yes it's quite a conundrum because they are pushed by so many big hospitals and medical companies. But if you research the vaccine you'll find tons of horrifying information put out as warnings by literally some of the top doctors and scientists in the world. A few weeks ago the figure of deaths attributed directly to the vaccine was over 10,000(which our mainstream media will never talk about) and some scientists estimate that over the next few years if most people take it, like 90%, that the death toll will be in the millions world-wide. And that doesn't count the terrible side effects, neurological disorders and auto immune diseases that the vaccines are causing. yikes.
On our CDC's own website they admit that the vaccines don't prevent people from getting the virus so why would anyone get one? I'm sorry for the rant, I'm just alarmed about it and I want you guys to be safe. I don't trust our government nor our government endorsed or affiliated institutions any more! That's sad. Maybe yours is more trustworthy!
Morning Cowboy,
Yes there is still a lot of hype about the vaccines. I ‘m still undecided. The only thing is, I don’t think eventually one will be able to travel out of state or province without showing proof of vaccination for Covid-19 or quarantine for 14 days. Not that I plan on going that far but even to get on a plan to see friends in Ontario may prove difficult without proof of vaccine.
About the ants. They sure are determined little critters. I know of a friend who poured really hot water on an anthill on her lawn and she said it worked to keep them away. One may have to resort to fire to get rid of them. I don’t want them on the lawn near the house but they are fine in the forest.
Ants have a purpose besides being food of other animals. Some species, like the carpenter ant and the stinging fire ant, can be pests but generally ants are beneficial. Their activities aerate the soil. The leaves and insects brought into the nest decay and fertilize the surrounding plants. Ants are decomposers, feeding on organic waste, insects, or other dead animals.