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[englishmick]

Another two Moved on. Thank you, retired.

Yeah. @retired1 has really earned his huge salary the last couple of days.

Due to major gardening duties I didn't even see the deleted posts. Don't imagine I missed anything.

She walked over and told me! Just kidding.

Last year there was a husband and wife who were filming and photographing seagulls daily for a little over a month. I got to know them and asked them questions about gulls. They were super knowledgeable about the many gull species and their ways. Very serious bird-watchers!

The gull in my photo is a Ring-billed gull. We have lots of those around here.

I was told you can generally tell male versus female via the differences in their plumage. Males have a slightly brighter plumage versus females. Males also have slightly larger heads and bills vs females. They are also a bit larger in size.

Spending time with that couple I learned a lot. They would ask me to identify males versus females. At first I totally sucked. They told me to just sit and observe the gulls. Over a couple weeks I got better at identifying who was who.

Prior to landing the one in my photo was flying around with a larger gull that had a brighter plumage. Plumage differences are slight and are best seen on sunny days. Together they landed nearby. The bigger one didn't come near me like the smaller one did.

So I am fairly confident that they were a pair. Or they were in courtship.

I also learned that gulls a monogamous and pair for life. While in the air and when they landed this female was also squawking a lot at the male. Pretty sure that's a common thing in all relationships. (just joking!!! )

I spend a lot of time watching the gulls. The way they are able to turn 180° on a dime at high speed amazes me. On windy days they are able to stop mid-flight with extended wings and just be motionless for a few seconds. I love how they glide over long distances in the the sky. It looks so effortless.

I would love to experience being a gull for a day.

Growing up in NE England I lived 2 minutes from the beach, Learned to live with seagulls. The only takeout food you could get up there in the 50's and 60's was fish and chips. Gulls loved that, they could grab a big piece of fish right out of your hand. Best part was watching inland tourists taking their fish and chips down to the beach.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Growing up in NE England I lived 2 minutes from the beach, Learned to live with seagulls. The only takeout food you could get up there in the 50's and 60's was fish and chips. Gulls loved that, they could grab a big piece of fish right out of your hand. Best part was watching inland tourists taking their fish and chips down to the beach.

Some of the gulls here fly inland from the beaches in the mornings and hang around the fast food joints in the city (McD, B King, T Bell, Wendys, etc.) and eat the scraps of food stupid humans constantly litter. Free food. Much easier than working to catch fish.

We know what fast food does to the human body. Weight gain, obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, digestive problems.

Can't imagine fast food garbage is good for the gulls (or the other birds and critters I see eating it).

 

[Territoo]

That guy is too stupid to learn. Every time he shows up here, he's gonna get canceled.

 

[Katmar]

That guy is too stupid to learn. Every time he shows up here, he's gonna get canceled.

I find it amazing how quickly they are now able to catch him. Technology is fascinating, but baffles me a lot. We probably haven't heard the last of him yet. And, yes, stupid.

Good morning Mixers....have a wonderful day!!

 

[Territoo]

Good morning random folks. I was sitting out on my deck earlier with coffee and vape, watching the hummers, but it is so humid that I came back in. The bad news is that I have to work today in the heat and humidity.

 

[Katmar]

Good morning random folks. I was sitting out on my deck earlier with coffee and vape, watching the hummers, but it is so humid that I came back in. The bad news is that I have to work today in the heat and humidity.

It's cooler here, but very humid and foggy. Still, I was able to sit outside with me coffee this morning.

Stay safe and stay hydrated....hope your work day goes swiftly!

 

[hittman]

Good morning. We got rain overnight and it’s 72 this morning which I believe is the coolest it’s been in over a week.

 

[Katmar]

Good morning. We got rain overnight and it’s 72 this morning which I believe is the coolest it’s been in over a week.

Hi hitt!

Here, too, with lots of fog this morning.

 

[FranC]

I was wondering if that was the same person. I got likes and a follow from one of them.

If you noticed one of the user names is nazi

 

[Katmar]

If you noticed one of the user names is nazi

I'm pretty sure he's tried about 4 times. Hoping he realizes it's not going to work. He also used the name of Elon's oldest daughter, too..

 

[FranC]

I'm pretty sure he's tried about 4 times. Hoping he realizes it's not going to work. He also used the name of Elon's oldest daughter, too..

He's a real jerk for sure

 

[FranC]

Dd and I got back from shopping about a half hour ago. Got everything put away. Early shopping for today.

 

[retired1]

Come on y'all, get it back on track.

 

[Katmar]

Dd and I got back from shopping about a half hour ago. Got everything put away. Early shopping for today.

Hope your shopping trip went well. Early is best. I never go near the stores in the afternoon anymore, or even late morning. And nights, forget it....I'm home!

 

[FranC]

Hope your shopping trip went well. Early is best. I never go near the stores in the afternoon anymore, or even late morning. And nights, forget it....I'm home!

It did go well except for the bill on the end.....LOL

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Good morning everyone!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day doing whatever.

Come on y'all, get it back on track.

Just teasing ya, and having some fun!

 

[Zazie]

Yeah, same here. I've noticed that the one flavor that's always there is menthol. I have one flavor that's TFA Creme De Menthe and another that's blueberry with CdeM. They are my fallback when the taste buds take some time off.

Last time I ordered CdeM was a bit odd. Apparently it contains trace amounts of alcohol which brings it under some shipping rule. They can't ship larger bottles. But smaller bottles are fine. Seems it's safe to ship 6 small bottles but not one large bottle.

And yet when I was making amari some years ago, I was able to send away for a case of six half-gallon jugs of 190 proof Everclear.

 

[FranC]

Headed to my iPad and TV.

 

[FranC]

Waving Hi to you you great folks from my iPad.

 

[Territoo]

Good evening random folks. I had an easy day at work, in fact too easy. Even with helping another carrier, I didn't get enough hours in. There just wasn't that many packages. I think everyone is waiting for Amazon prime days.