Danger of death
Our garden has been the center of violent street gangs for over a month now. They are very aggressive, and no one dares to go to our garden. Very strong and tall men like our groundskeeper surrendered: he was too afraid to cut the grass!
So who are the gangsters of our backyard? May I introduce – Mr. and Mrs. Bully Gull *shudder*
Two chicks fell off our roof in the beginning of June. Mr. and Mrs. Bully Gull took Darwin’s law into their own claws and turned our garden into a nursery. One of them was always on parole, and oh my, they really took their duty seriously. Not only did they attack everybody around our house, but also threatened us poor cats when we were on our catio.
Mom has somehow succeeded to take a picture. She was so in love with this little fellow.
On a sidenote – I’m a very talented predator! I knew something was going to happen there! That’s me, next to the hiding spot of the chicks. I was in the right place, but unfortunately at the wrong time – about 2 days before our yard turned into a gull zone.
Since the nursery opened, it has been difficult to go out. Mr. Gull scared the bejesus out of me, and I hid for a long time under Mom’s bed after we got in. On top of all, Mom didn’t feel sorry for me!! She said she understands that Mr. and Mrs. Gull have second thoughts about me, casually walking outside and minding my own business.
Mom has checked upon the chicks whenever she got a chance. It’s nice that she’s so concerned, controlling that they thrive nicely, preparing to become the main course of our big feast!
That’s our little chick one month later, almost grown-up!
He’s now a juvenile! Mom saw that he’s training his wings, and she believes he’ll soon learn to fly. Wonderful! Best time to reap the harvest: he has grown a lot, but is still vulnerable enough to get caught!
So keep tuned, we’ll share pictures of our epic feast anytime soon!
July 13, 2017 @ 21:27
no!!! Don’t eat them! MOL!!
July 13, 2017 @ 21:42
Hehe. We actually considered sending Mr. Cody Gittleman an invitation. We’re sure he’d agree that gull chicks are a great feast!
July 13, 2017 @ 22:32
Oh!! We have so many gulls around here and we can hear them in their hobnailed boots on the roof!! I would love to have gull roast for my dinner, but mum is a bit worried about retribution!! They are quite scary!!
We still couldn’t post on the blog from the other day as there was no comment box! Weird or what!!!!
July 13, 2017 @ 22:52
Mom here: very weird! I’ll try to ignore that for now because it drives me nuts. Maybe I could send Mr. and Mrs. Bully Gull to WordPress’ main office or something, hehe. And yes, I agree with your Mum – they’re very scary!
July 14, 2017 @ 00:53
Those gulls can be very scary. Some of the seaside towns near here have had trouble with the seagulls attacking people. Silly people have been sitting by the beach and feeding them even though there are notices saying not too. Now the seagulls prefer to get their fish in batter instead of fresh from the sea and will attack to get it.
July 14, 2017 @ 01:09
Humans. They always do mess up, don’t they?? Such a stupid thing to do!
I’m glad that our Mr. Gull wasn’t keen on eating cats!
July 14, 2017 @ 01:09
Watch those gulls. They can be quite nasty. Gangsters is a good name for them.
July 14, 2017 @ 01:12
Oh, your island is probably a very popular spot for mad gulls!! Sounds like a crazy place to be at breeding season.
July 14, 2017 @ 04:22
We’ve heard that gulls are awful too, so be very careful!
July 14, 2017 @ 12:01
They are! We hate them!! It’s very hard to understand that our silly human likes them!
July 14, 2017 @ 04:36
That is a better gang than the kind I was thinking of 🙂
July 14, 2017 @ 12:02
Well, if they were a human gang, Mom would have called the police. But thinking it through, it’s probably great that they aren’t humans. It’s probably not enough to call the police to get your backyard back.
July 14, 2017 @ 05:45
OOOH, be careful. Those gulls don’t mess around. And they’re BIG!
July 14, 2017 @ 12:03
Yes, they’re actually bigger than us!!! Mr. and Mrs Gull of course. Their brat is still smaller than us.
July 14, 2017 @ 09:04
Now what would work is a Gang of cats perhaps: maybe something like a team of 12 working together….. But yes indeed, nasty Gangsta Gulls. We believe they are migratory too – let’s hope they do not return to the same nest every year.
July 14, 2017 @ 12:05
Mom got to know from our neighbors that they do come back every year. Or what do they know , at least our roof is every year a hot breeding spot for gulls , as are all the roofs of our neighborhood. If they are the very same, well, no one dares to get close enough get a dna sample.
A 12-forced feline gang would probably work, but is one chick enough food for 12 cats??
July 14, 2017 @ 14:28
Oh my goodness, they are scarier kind of gangs than I thought! 🙂 I hope you stay safe from Mr. & Mrs. Bully Gull. But how thoughtful of your mom to watch for chicks. I hope they will grow nicely for you to have a nice feast!
July 14, 2017 @ 15:14
Thank you for your concerns! We’re on a curfew right now, and frankly, that’s what we want, too. We’re too afraid to go out! But good things come to those who wait – we’re looking forward to our gigantic feast!!
July 14, 2017 @ 17:34
OH, now I see what took over the yard. I get behind in blog-reading sometimes. Awfully cute little tyke however, before it grows UP! Gulls can be really aggressive.
July 14, 2017 @ 17:40
Yes, cute chicks, gangsta adults. We’ll go for cute AND tasty, hehe.