Sure are a lot of seagulls down there. Family day at the beach? Or is it because the sun finally came out?
Hmm…. They seem to be all talking at once, and with their mouths full too. Ill-mannered scavengers.
Ahh … I see. It’s poor man’s caviar time. The herring have spawned near the beach.
I might try a lick or two when those pesky seagulls move along.
*Herring roe and seagull photos by Paul Knettig.




March 15, 2025 at 12:12 am
That is a lot of seagulls!! But I guess food is food. I’m surprised that the eagle isn’t hunting them. I’ve seen the eagles here doing that (and successfully, too). Whenever the eagles fly over the gulls usually scramble away.
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March 15, 2025 at 8:31 am
I think there are just too many of them and there is enough food for everyone just now.
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March 15, 2025 at 4:15 am
A convention of seagulls to be sure. I don’t mind lone gulls soaring above, but this large group is a bit unnerving. Happy weekend Anneli. Allan
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March 15, 2025 at 8:33 am
You’re right. I made the mistake of parking the car at the roadside near the beach and went for a walk. I came back to a car covered in seagull poop. Never park under the power lines!
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March 15, 2025 at 8:04 am
Lovely photos! ❤️😊🇨🇦
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March 15, 2025 at 8:30 am
Thanks, John.
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March 15, 2025 at 8:37 am
😊😎
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March 15, 2025 at 8:14 am
Love the stories you attach to the pictures.
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March 15, 2025 at 8:30 am
Thanks, Jacqui. It’s fun to imagine these scenarios.
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March 15, 2025 at 8:19 am
Maybe your eagle was deciding if any of the gulls are on the menu?
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March 15, 2025 at 8:29 am
Haha! Possibly! They would taste fishy for sure.
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March 15, 2025 at 9:45 am
I never saw so many sea gulls in one spot. The eagle seems to be a cool dude, just watching those noisy and stinky gulls. Nice pictures!
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March 15, 2025 at 10:53 am
There are a lot of them and someone rang the dinner bell!
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March 15, 2025 at 10:57 am
Wow! Would love to visit.
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March 15, 2025 at 11:54 am
This is the time for the herring spawn. Late February – early March.
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March 15, 2025 at 11:42 am
Safety in numbers…I wonder if that was why the eagle didn’t go for a gull?
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March 15, 2025 at 11:53 am
Possibly that, and also the eagles are not that hungry while the table is set for a smorgasbord. I’m sure in real life, the eagle has already indulged. He’s probably just taking a breather. Also the herring roe, and many herring that have ended up on the beach, are easier meals than having to tackle a seagull. Too much work.
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March 15, 2025 at 12:27 pm
Makes sense.
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March 16, 2025 at 6:12 am
Herring gulls are a bit of a nuisance here. They’ll go so far as to attack people eating sandwiches or ice creams and snatch then from people’s hands. Their favourite is chips.
Apparently, they are a protected species. They’ve moved to towns for easy pickings, but are scarce in places where they should be.
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March 16, 2025 at 8:21 am
Oh, yuck! That can be a nuisance. I imagine you’d need and umbrella too, if you picnicked near them.
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March 16, 2025 at 7:39 am
So many gulls! Love the eagle photo.
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March 16, 2025 at 8:20 am
They are all enjoying the smorgasbord at herring time.
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March 16, 2025 at 1:30 pm
What a feast!
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March 16, 2025 at 2:12 pm
Caviar.
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March 17, 2025 at 5:12 am
🙂
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March 17, 2025 at 9:17 pm
That’s a lot of seagulls. They must know the season and came just for the feeding.Did you take the eagle photo, Anneli?
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March 17, 2025 at 9:27 pm
Yes, I took the eagle pictures. We have eagles around our area a lot.
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March 18, 2025 at 9:13 am
Wow, how wonderful. I’ve only seen hawks.
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March 18, 2025 at 11:12 am
I remember driving down I-5 through Oregon and seeing a lot of hawks on the fenceposts – watching for mice in the ditches, I suppose.
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March 18, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Probably! I would like to see an eagle flying above.
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March 18, 2025 at 10:03 pm
Maybe I could ask them to do a “fly past” for you.
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March 19, 2025 at 9:10 am
Oh, that would be awesome. Please do.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:31 am
Awesome capture of this eagle! He has the entire landscape below in his eyesight, which is as sharp as ever. What will be his next move?
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April 2, 2025 at 12:03 pm
They will go right into the water to scoop up a fish swimming too near the surface, or fish that are rising to take a surface insect. Very diversely resourceful bird.
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