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Post by samwiseg on Feb 23, 2019 11:18:53 GMT
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Post by ffiscool on Feb 23, 2019 13:02:29 GMT
Brilliant
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Post by Shirls on Feb 23, 2019 15:13:31 GMT
That is SOOOO funny Sam! It was a young seagull so mum seagull had taught it well!
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Feb 23, 2019 16:07:28 GMT
The Gull of the dance. Mr Gull Flatley.
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Post by Hezz on Feb 24, 2019 1:02:47 GMT
Great capture, Sam! I had to find out why they do this. If I am the only one who didn't know why, please ignore the bit below .....
A Seagull stamping his feet to cause vibrations to irritate the worms to the surface (it is possible that the worms respond to the vibrations because they are similar to those caused by rain, and the worms head upward to avoid drowning in their burrows).
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Post by samwiseg on Feb 24, 2019 7:57:50 GMT
Yep that's EXACTLY what he is doing Hezz! We've seen him do this lately but he has been too far away to film, but the other day he was right outside the kitchen window!  And if he is not successful at that time he moves long a couple of inches and we start all over again! I was actually going to entitle the post "worm charming/grunting" as that is what it reminded me of!  Us humans are wierd  |
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Post by Hezz on Feb 24, 2019 23:50:16 GMT
Well it was all news to me, Sam.  As for the humans, I'll leave that one alone .... |
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As for the humans, I'll leave that one alone ....