I laughed when I read "there is no such thing as a seagull" because I heard that line from my mom countless times as a kid! This was a great essay and makes me want to practice gull identification.
Trumpeter swans are now arriving around The Cities. Saw a pair on Como Pond on Monday and a pair near a small pond in a plowed field east of I35 near Hugo on Tuesday.
It's probably about time I put in some more effort and study instead of my usual resorting to "gull, sp". 😆
I laughed when I read "there is no such thing as a seagull" because I heard that line from my mom countless times as a kid! This was a great essay and makes me want to practice gull identification.
Trumpeter swans are now arriving around The Cities. Saw a pair on Como Pond on Monday and a pair near a small pond in a plowed field east of I35 near Hugo on Tuesday.
Fascinating! And now I'll never look at the screaming flock of gulls vying for my lunch in the same way. Cool!
Thank you David. Another erudite concise and interesting article. In these difficult days the adaptability of gulls is a wistful example of