10/15/2010

And the Feathers will Fly; Gull Fight!

great black-backed gull aggression
This impressive display is evidently a Great Black-backed Gull's way of threatening other gulls.

great black-backed gull threatening
There were two GBBG's competing for proximity to some fishing poles.

more great black-backed gull threatening
They screamed at each other and followed each other around for a while.

great black-backed gull chase
Then one of the gulls got serious about chasing the other away.

great black-backed gull attack
The attacker was like a whirling dervish as he pursued his rival. Pretty soon he had the beach to himself.

3 comments:

  1. Terrific post, Susan. Love the photos, particularly the last two.

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  2. I love seeing those gulls inland during the winter here in our little town of Portland. Nice photos Susan-and nice tidbit of information about the displaying gulls.I wasn't aware of that but it makes sense.

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  3. ...haha! Sounds like it was fun to watch. Love that last photo too...sort of Dracula-like (he's in season...). :-)

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