This Vancouver Island beach is very popular at this time of year. The western gulls flock here literally by the thousands.
What’s the attraction?
It’s not exactly a pretty, touristy beach of white sand.
But the gulls know what they’re after.
Lunch is being served. The gull in the top left of the photo below has a beak full of caviar.
It’s herring time and the roe is all over the beach. Gourmet dining at its finest.
A word to the wise: if you are walking this stretch of beach at herring time, it might be a good idea to bring an umbrella even if it’s not raining. When the gulls get riled up and are wheeling overhead, some of them can’t always contain their excitement. Best to have that umbrella ready.
March 24, 2022 at 3:35 pm
Wow, that’s a huge food party in progress! An umbrella sounds like a much-needed item, better to not be hit with gull bombs… 😂
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March 24, 2022 at 8:05 pm
It happened to me once. Very wet and unpleasant.
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March 24, 2022 at 10:15 pm
Oh man, that’s awful! Sorry that this happened to you, Anneli. Yuck. 🥺
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March 24, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Ein Festessen für die Möwen, da wäre ein Schirm angebracht 😂
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March 24, 2022 at 8:04 pm
Ganz bestimmt! Plumps! Plumps!
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March 25, 2022 at 12:08 am
Soll das nicht Glück bringen?🤗
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March 25, 2022 at 8:29 am
Haha. If it’s true, there are a lot of lucky people on our beaches.
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March 24, 2022 at 4:39 pm
Maybe wear a hooded rain coat too!
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March 24, 2022 at 8:03 pm
Good idea!
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March 24, 2022 at 4:54 pm
Wow. Not that’s a flock!!!
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March 24, 2022 at 8:02 pm
There are many more along the beaches too.
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March 24, 2022 at 5:39 pm
I’ll remember the umbrella. Wh0 knew I’d have a use for that again.
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March 24, 2022 at 8:02 pm
That’s about the only use I have for an umbrella too.
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March 24, 2022 at 7:16 pm
Quite the buffet. Good tip too!
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March 25, 2022 at 8:31 am
If you like caviar, it’s wonderful.
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March 24, 2022 at 7:44 pm
They are having quite a feast! And thanks for the tip. 🙂
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March 25, 2022 at 8:32 am
A lot of birds and animals love this time and they really fatten themselves up.
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March 25, 2022 at 1:30 am
Must be noisy on the beach this time of the year. Don´t go there with a dog and no umbrella!
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March 25, 2022 at 8:30 am
Oh, so true, Ursula. It’s very noisy with the seagulls all shrieking. And you’re so right about both the dog and the umbrella.
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March 25, 2022 at 3:06 pm
Good advice, Anneli! I will bring my umbrella just in case.
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March 25, 2022 at 3:21 pm
Good idea, Peter.
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March 27, 2022 at 6:21 am
The umbrella is a necessity!
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March 27, 2022 at 9:06 am
It’s smart to have one handy.
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March 27, 2022 at 1:21 pm
Yes!
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March 27, 2022 at 9:59 am
Gah. A beach to leave to the gulls at this time of year, Anneli. Fascinating life cycles in nature, and an occasional need for an umbrella to endure them.
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March 27, 2022 at 10:21 am
This is the best idea I’ve heard yet! Leave it to the gulls for now.
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March 27, 2022 at 10:30 am
Yeah, they’ll get it all cleaned up. Who wants to wade through roe anyway? Eeek.
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March 27, 2022 at 12:57 pm
And it’s food for the eagles and many other waterfront creatures.
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April 2, 2022 at 1:36 pm
Interesting! Who’d be a herring. At all parts of its life cycle, things are desperate to eat it!
Do you get sneaker waves on those beaches?
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April 2, 2022 at 7:51 pm
Yes, the odd one, but nothing to worry about. And you’re so right about the herring. It’s a great food source to so many lifeforms. Not something I’d ever strive to be (everyone else’s food source).
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April 7, 2022 at 11:10 am
That’s brilliant. I bet the noise is incredible!
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April 7, 2022 at 11:12 am
Yes, a lot of shrieking!
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