http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/ Birding Gulls - A forum to discuss about Gulls and to show pics Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:29:30 GMT Andreas Noeske http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2784 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2784 New at http://www.club300.de/ Publications: "Mantle colour of German Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus" including colour plates, lots of photos and Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:05:51 GMT Phil Deacon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2783 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2783 ... I once saw a furious mother gull savaging the face of a Persian-looking cat that ventured to close to its garage-top nest. The cat tried to turn and run Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:33:50 GMT dretakmi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2782 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2782 Please see some of my photos, two new posts: http://gullsofcrete.blogspot.com/ Michalis Dretakis Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:20:45 GMT Leo Doucet http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2781 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2781 Hi Phil In that story I was telling you about I related that our half grown cat ventured out of the house and onto the ground whereupon one of the seagulls Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:21:34 GMT Phil Deacon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2780 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2780 ... I could - but I don't know if I'd want to. My mother has a cat and the tinned food smells/looks awful. Naw, if I had a gull as a pet, I wouldn't force it Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:21:05 GMT Phil Deacon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2779 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2779 ... Yeah, they're bigger than some roosters. On a couple of occasions here I've seen GBBs grabbing street pigeons by the neck and shaking them to death. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:13:55 GMT dsidd12 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2778 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2778 ... wondered ... parts ... Ring- ... and at ... a Ring- ... providing ... them ... to ... fascinated ... Black ... keep ... backs ... free, he ... Phil, Like Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:43:13 GMT Michael Lancaster http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2777 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2777 Phil, You could probably keep a gull happy on tinned cat or dog food. Barry ... From: Phil Deacon To: birdinggulls@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 23, Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:13:14 GMT Phil Deacon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2776 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2776 ... I'd love to read your stories if the disc ever turns up. Sounds fascinating. I'd guess that feeding a single gull would cost more per day than feeding a Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:09:52 GMT Phil Deacon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2775 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2775 ... I sometimes feed scraps to my local Herring Gulls and LBBs. Most of them are very timid but there are a few that will nervously shuffle up to your feet, Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:12:23 GMT dsidd12 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2774 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2774 ... what it would be like. Gulls are still wild animals but in some parts of the world they have become extremely tame and less fearful of people. I am divided Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:04:25 GMT Menotti Passarella http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2773 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2773 Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:35:26 +0100Sender: NBHC ID-FRONTIERS Frontiers of Field IdentificationFrom: Graham Etherington Subject: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:17:06 GMT Phil Deacon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2772 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2772 Thanks for your reply Michael (Barry?). I wonder if it would be possible to toilet train a gull? I know that parrots can be taught to return to a 'safe area' Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:17:04 GMT Leo Doucet http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2771 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2771 Hi Phil Yes, about 30 years ago when my children were younger and we lived on the seashore we fell heir to 2 very tiny young ring billed gulls and another of Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:43:06 GMT Michael Lancaster http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2770 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdinggulls/message/2770 Bearing in mind that excreta can be projected several feet and that it stinks, I would not even think of having a gull in the house. Barry ... From: Phil