One day while walking down Mission Beach
with my friend, we noticed a small group of high school aged young adults
quietly staring at an empty beach towel. Being a strange behavior for these normally rambunctious aged
students, I knew something was about to happen. Just moments later, a seagull
landed on the beach towel, and was swiftly captured by the boy hiding
underneath it. Proudly holding the captured bird in the air, the boy proceeded
to pose for a couple pictures and eventually let the frazzled bird free. Let’s just say this caused quite a bit
of ruckus on the beach. So was it a good idea to catch the bird? Definitely not.
But why?
1.
These birds can be violent when threatened, and they
like to bite. Although people think they are tough, human skin cannot beat a
fight against a seagull’s beak.
2.
Seagulls can carry some germs that no one wants
to get their hands on. This includes dried feces, a variety of bacteria, and some
forms of fungus as well. (Mixing point one and point two would result in a
pretty gross infection!)
3.
Finally, it is mean to the bird. Not only can it
injure you, it can also injure the bird.
I hate to be a party pooper but it does not sound like
seagull catching is a very good beach activity. If I were you, I’d stick to
volleyball and body surfing!
Because I'm sure you are all curious though, I thought I'd include a video of the phenomenon....
References
http://www.parrot-link.co.uk/index.php?topic=42141.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORARWFIt5Vc
HAHha I love this post. It was actually very informative. I have two younger brothers who always try to capture sea gulls whenever they come visit. I need to have them read this post to understand there is negative consequences to threatening them! I had no idea they react violent in threatening situations!
ReplyDelete