John DalJun 13
Forget this "You can do it if you put your mind to it" bollox. Some things are just impossible for some people. Identifying Gull species is one. If you ask an expert why that one is a Herring Gull and that one is a Common Gull you will be there for a month. What they are trying to say is "Because it is - ok?". So people, which is which? Punters with my surname are barred from answering. #Ornithology #Seabirds #Gulls #Nature
Show threadJoJun 13
@JohnDal the bottom one is a herring gull, look at its scowl
Show threadrobtherunt🌱💚
@Beedazzled @JohnDal
Defo! Herring gulls always have that air of “don’t give a shit”
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Show threadMike TorrJun 13
@robtherunt Ironic, really, given the huge quantity of shit that can come out of just a single one of them. I know - my car got bombed once!
Show threadrobtherunt🌱💚Jun 13
@macronencer 🤣
Show threadJoJun 13
@robtherunt @JohnDal I should say herring gull are practically the only gull I can reliably identify
Show threadrobtherunt🌱💚Jun 13
@Beedazzled @JohnDal
But don’t get too close
Show threadJoJun 13
@robtherunt @JohnDal I rescued one, aged about 10, caught up in fishing line . Swam out and grabbed it, removed the hook, then nursed it until it could fly again. Mother spent a fortune on fish! I have loved them ever since
Show threadJohn DalJun 13
@Beedazzled @robtherunt I know someone who raised a Lesser Black Backed Gull from a chick to "fly off to the Mediterranean" age, having been presented with the chick. It was a bit ot a pest, to be honest. This was a typical "Feed Me" pose.