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Errin OH · Nov 25, 2009

I was out cleaning up some hay/pasture fields for next. During my rounds with the mower I was collecting up a fairly good following of sea gulls. They tend to come inland as the weather changes and the fall plowing begins. Anyway, I saw this one hit the ground like a halk and take right back off. About 30 feet off to my right. I thought it was strange and he must been in "water" mode until he made a turn and I could see a field mouse in his mouth. I watch as the others went into chase mode. Turns, dives, bumping into each other but never got very far away. This went on for a minute or so until the mouse came loose and made a 50 foot plunge. The gulls didn't seem to notice and kept chasing the first gull. It was kind of amusing to watch. I wish I would have had a cam corder.................

Nancy Howell · Nov 25, 2009

We have lots of gulls in the Dallas area. Guess they've adapted to dry land.

ChrisinMO · Nov 25, 2009

When we lived in MN 2 miles from Lake Superior, seagulls were a welcome sight to us. They would bug out during the fall and return in the spring and stay all summer. They obviously followed the waterways from warmer climates. Used to take our little children down to the breakwater in town and feed the seagulls popcorn or pieces of bread.....Wow! Our little children are not all that little anymore...

Christopher

ScottyHOMeY · Nov 25, 2009

Flyin' rats!

And far more aggressive than their appearance, both in their natural habitat and in man's.

We have a supermarket throws their outdated fresh fish out onto the ice on the river behind them in the winter. I heard an awful ruckus one day and walked around back for a look. A band of bald eagles had gotten to the fish first, but another band of not all that many gulls came in and drove them off the ice. When I came back out of the store, the eagles were perched in the trees out on the island, sulking. FIsh on top of the ice ain't exactly a natural phenomenon, but it was a natural fight to watch.

It's when they turn into flyin' rats that I can't stand 'em. I watched a flock of them swarm a family one day sittin' at an outside table at a McDonald's, goin' at the the french fries. Scared the snot out of all of them, especially their little three or four-year-old kid. Got an idea he doesn't think much more of them than I do.

KIP in MX · Nov 25, 2009

Flying rats. That's a good one! I always called them albino crows.

rustyj14 · Nov 25, 2009

Yeah, we have them here in the Pittsburgh, Pa. area. They go into the freight yards and get the spilled grain from the rail cars. A lot of them seem to of forgot where the ocean is, because the Ohio River is right close by!

buickanddeere · Nov 25, 2009

(quoted from post at 09:37:41 11/25/09) I was out cleaning up some hay/pasture fields for next. During my rounds with the mower I was collecting up a fairly good following of sea gulls. They tend to come inland as the weather changes and the fall plowing begins. Anyway, I saw this one hit the ground like a halk and take right back off. About 30 feet off to my right. I thought it was strange and he must been in "water" mode until he made a turn and I could see a field mouse in his mouth. I watch as the others went into chase mode. Turns, dives, bumping into each other but never got very far away. This went on for a minute or so until the mouse came loose and made a 50 foot plunge. The gulls didn't seem to notice and kept chasing the first gull. It was kind of amusing to watch. I wish I would have had a cam corder.................

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