Most birds are running an evolved intimidation algorithm that has more to do with humans rarely ever standing their ground, much less retaliating. I'm more used to Canada geese charging and trying to bite with their tongue depressor-like beaks. But apparently gulls, despite being 4 times less massive than geese, do have the potential to poke eyes with their sturdy beak and scratch the face with their claws.
As a former Austin resident, I am wise enough to know that the price of a.peaceful lunch is to leave some leftovers for the grackle overlords. Fail to do this and they will shit on you, your car, AND your lunch...then steal it.
Going to the beach in California I cannot for the life of me figure out why people act like seagulls are so mysterious and difficult to figure out: just keep your shit secure and they won’t get into it?
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danekrae@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 228d
Montagge@lemmy.zip · 28 pts · 228d
Seagulls have no care for your foolish ideas of hierarchies
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 20 pts · 228d
I AM A STURGEON
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 228d
https://youtu.be/vOB-PS1nyVo
Glytch@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 228d
Scream it at the seagull instead, act like a damn apex predator. Seagulls don't speak human, you need to speak seagull.
tomiant@piefed.social · 12 pts · 228d
Real apex predators pull out a glock.
Glytch@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 228d
If you grab a gull out of the air and scream in its face it'll leave you alone
papalonian@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 228d
Mac@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 228d
We have tools for that: the Glock lol
msage@programming.dev · 4 pts · 228d
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 228d
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 13 pts · 228d
Swing big things, like a towel, and they're gone for a while.
That said, when you are between them and their young all bets are off. Huge birds they are.
qualia@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 228d
Most birds are running an evolved intimidation algorithm that has more to do with humans rarely ever standing their ground, much less retaliating. I'm more used to Canada geese charging and trying to bite with their tongue depressor-like beaks. But apparently gulls, despite being 4 times less massive than geese, do have the potential to poke eyes with their sturdy beak and scratch the face with their claws.
mika_mika@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 228d
Where is the news article about the man who threw a gull against a wall for stealing his chip?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 228d
Gotta maintain position on the food chain. I'm with chip man
Hupf@feddit.org · 4 pts · 228d
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-47557456
JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 228d
As a former Austin resident, I am wise enough to know that the price of a.peaceful lunch is to leave some leftovers for the grackle overlords. Fail to do this and they will shit on you, your car, AND your lunch...then steal it.
undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch · 8 pts · 228d
Going to the beach in California I cannot for the life of me figure out why people act like seagulls are so mysterious and difficult to figure out: just keep your shit secure and they won’t get into it?
jack_of_sandwich@lemmy.sdf.org · 7 pts · 228d
Seagull: My name's not Apex, can't eat me!
lividweasel@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 228d
You’ll feed the shit-hawks and you’ll like it.
tomiant@piefed.social · 3 pts · 228d
With other humans: apex predators.
Alone: dumb meat.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 227d
That's OP's fault for not bringing their beach gun.
Glytch@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 228d
tomiant@piefed.social · 1 pts · 228d
Bird: "You are gullible."
Sorry not sorry.
CannonFodder@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 228d
obligatory