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Laughing Gull
(minding his own business) |
This past Saturday, during the Christmas Bird Count near Cocoa Beach, I witnessed a rare event of bird bullying. Yes, a Laughing Gull was minding his own business, perched on top of his post, posing diligently for his photographs. Then a Ring-Billed Gull, without provocation, bullied this poor, defenseless gull off his perch, forcing him to move about 3-5 feet over to the next post. Now why couldn't the Ring-Billed Gull just land on that post? Would it have killed him to fly 5 feet farther to not bother the Laughing Gull and my photo shoot? How was this gull raised? This just uncalled for behavior, and I have it documented in photos.
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Ring-Billed Gull
(unprovoked, he forces the Laughing Gull to move) |
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I'm sorry you have to witness this |
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This Laughing Gull is not amused |
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Eventually, the Laughing Gull left in shame
the Ring-Billed Gull has quite a smug look about him if you ask me |
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