Baby seagulls?
We see seagulls everywhere. Often times they are sharing space with pigeons around the metro stations or near the river. But I have never seen a baby seagull (or one that looks like a baby) nor have I ever seen a seagull nest. Then there’s the whole confusion about the name “seagull”. Wouldn’t that imply that we are close to the sea? Or that the birds require a salt water locale to survive?
Apparently not. But ever since Finding Nemo, I always imagine them calling “mine, mine”. Has anyone out there ever stumbled upon a seagull nest? Seen a baby seagull?
It’s a Montreal mystery I tell you.
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It makes me wonder what they must be thinking while being fed regurgitated McDonalds french fries.
There’s really no such thing as a “seagull”, it’s not a term an ornithologist would use … there are plenty of species of gulls and many live inland or by freshwater sources (and of course landfills).
Gull rookeries are usually found in salt marshes or rocky outcroppings (depending on the species). The chicks look kind of like ducklings but with a gull’s beak. Immature gulls are seen quite often by humans, as soon as they can fly. They usually look vastly different than their parents with mottled feathers instead of the crisp black/white/gray (depending on the species).
Gulls are far more wide-ranging than pigeons, so the ones you see in the city may be breeding far afield (commuters, if you will).
I’ve seen a nest with babies in Seattle. Maybe that’s where they all come from?
Are they delivered by storks as well? =)
“Mine mine” is my favourite part of the movie! :P
I just saw 3 baby seagulls outside the window of the 20th floor of a hotel in Milwaukee. They were being fed and well protected by the male gull. Actually, they were rather different from the mature bird and that is why I too was searching to find out more. I have spent alot of time at the beach but I never saw baby gulls.