Seagulls as pets
By jnitram
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Seagulls in August 2000
My friend who lives by the sea has a "pet" seagull which lives on her
roof
and garden.
He first appeared about a year ago and last Spring came back with a
mate .
They made a nest on her roof. She has been feeding them outside her
back
door with pieces of cheese and meat.
A chick was born last Spring and has now grown to a fair size. The
baby
has speckled brown and white feathers unlike the pure white feathers of
the
older birds. My friend hoped that when the baby had grown to full size
they
would all fly away and return to getting their food from the sea, but
this
has not happened.
I saw the adult male knocking his long beak continually against the
French
Windows in my friend's sitting-room. This makes quite a disturbing
noise
and my friend often draws the curtains so that she cannot be seen until
the
bird desists. I had not seen the beaks at such close quarters
before.
They are very long of a most brilliant yellow.
This bird had been fed five minutes ago but was not satisfied. We
were
hoping he would go away and catch something for himself.
Unlike small birds, it would be imprudent to feed these from the hand,
so
my friend leaves their food on a brick wall surrounding her garden. As
the
slates on the roof of the house have been damaged, nests on the roof
would
not be encouraged by most people, but my friend has become very fond
of
them.
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