Seagulls usually mate for life, although sadly if the pair cannot produce healthy chicks they may divorce. Divorcees can be seen as less attractive to first time daters, often being left single and alone for a few nesting seasons. Where do seagulls go at night? Usually, they’ll sleep in theRead More →
How is it that seabirds have no problem drinking seawater? The salt they take in is absorbed and moves through their blood stream into a pair of salt glands above their eyes. The densely salty fluid that results is excreted from the nostrils and runs down grooves in the bill.Read More →
Gulls inhabit coastlines of oceans, bays, and major lakes. They typically prefer to stay within sight of land – some travel far inland to find food. Do seagulls live everywhere? Traditionally, the birds have lived around water, some inland by rivers and reservoirs. But their high-pitched call is now increasinglyRead More →
When getting rid of seagulls, practical traps and repellents are the best options to utilise to ensure the birds are repelled from your property. Falconry, anti-bird spikes, parallel wires, bird netting, bird gels, decoy kites, and lasers are all effective in ridding seagulls from your property. What does it meanRead More →
Wandering gulls When winters are mild, they stay near the lakes. But when cold Canadian air masses plunge southward, gulls wander in search of open water. Small lakes can ice up quickly, but even the Great Lakes can freeze almost completely by mid-winter. When this happens, gulls head south inRead More →
Three hungry gulls are seen fighting over a pigeon as they take a bite on the dead bird. Although some viewers found it bizarre that seagulls turned to cannibalism, experts at the Wildlife Trust said small furred animals and birds are an important part of their diet. Do gulls eatRead More →