240702 seagull chicks, Kid2 liftoff, magpie chicks, OC chicks

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22 күн бұрын

Kid2 left the roof yesterday.
He has been the one we believed would leave the first.
A nice flight over the wall towards the marina.
Even though it must be wonderful to finally feel some real air beneath the wings, there will be a tough time for him. He will have to move along and inbetween already established domains in the area. Those domains are guarded by watchful parents. There might also be minks, cats and foxes on the ground.
Kid1 and Kid3 are still on the roof.
Kid1's soon ready for her takeoff.
We expect Kid3 to be able to use her wings eventually, but it will be a little later.
Gher has called for the chicks to leave the roof for some time now.
Also others have seemed to think it's time.
After Kid2 left the roof, the tensions between the adults and the remaining chicks have calmed pretty much.
The magpie chicks have grown bolder.
Maybe their self esteem has grown a bit larger than themselves at the time.
The first year of living is the most dangerous to them.
They study and learn, hopefully they will understand their limits soon enough.
Their potensial capacities are huge though.
The OC chicks can use their wings now.
Now they visit the garden very frequently.
They are still very dependent of their parents, but learn every day.
They look like very nice students.
Lady's and Wing's nest work has completely been off the radar.
This is maybe natural.
Even though their work is both steady and important, it's being kind of silent.
We have no idea what will happen when their chicks hatch.
We expect (hope) the eggs will hatch in the end of this week or so.
Their chicks might be chicks jumping off the roof within days.
We don't know.
The Exons are still very much present.
Strong couple, seemingly very interested to take over the roof.
We have suspected it's Exona (and occationally Exon) checking out the top of the magpies' nest.
Now we are not so certain any more.
We believe Lady and Wing (and their chicks) will keep the roof the rest of the season, but we have no clue of what will happen next year.
We see the Shegulls every day. Their chicks are on the ground somewhere.
The Footies are still patiently wating for their egg to hatch.
We don't know how much time they need to realize nothing will probably happen.
PS:
Kid2 has returned to the garden three times already. We don't want gull chicks to stay in the garden. The dogs and the chicks don't know each other.
Also Kid1 left the roof today. To the Footies' roof below the roof nest. Footy doesn't like it.
We have still not found a way to deal with this properly.

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@user-eq2dx2jp6v 20 күн бұрын

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@picapicalife 19 күн бұрын

Hi. Thank you.

@user-uy7qw2nx5o 19 күн бұрын

The Soap Opera continues and the dramas intensify! Wow, quite frantic there at times ! I'm starting to worry now about how things will be when Wing and Lady's chicks hatch, I hadn’t considered this late hatching would also coincide with the most manic time amongst the other gulls. I feel for you as this is all something you've tried to avoid, and have avoided in previous years, but circumstances are out of your control. Thank goodness you spotted and were able to help Kid2, I don’t like to think of the outcome were you not, well done!! A bit sad to watch the Footies still holding out hope for their egg, but they're both looking well which is great to see. Good idea to feed Exon and Exona first. The Steel Tree is proving so popular to all these days and I can see why. How wonderful to see all the Sparrows, they're obviously doing well. OC youngster is looking great. Lovely to be able to 'stare into' the gorgeous eyes of the young Mag. All 'your' youngsters are looking good and seemingly full of Magpie Mischief. One of 'ours' is tapping away at the window as I type, making very cute little noises. Well done Kid2 but uncomfortable viewing at the end, I know it's natural gull behaviour but will she/he be able to withstand this, it’s all such a worry ,it must be so incredibly scary out there all on your own in totally unfamiliar territories, I really hope the others can join her/him soon. Has Gher been to see her/him? (I can't remember who is maybe female or male) I saw the update and feel awful for poor Kid2, she/he obviously wants to be on familiar ground and close to those she/ knows. And now the added worry of Kid1!!! Plus the ongoing worries about poor Kid3, it's all a bit much, my anxiety levels are rising, I can only imagine what yours are like! Right now I am non too amused by 'our' pair, Sammy is drumming on my windowsill, Snowy is on the roof 'bleating', and I'm trying to pretend I'm not here, sitting with the blinds closed!! He woke me up this morning doing the same and I was far from happy. Now he's giving off, how very dare I ignore him, I'm supposed to jump at his command, which I usually do in order to keep noise levels down, at times I am counting down the days till they leave, it's been so hectic, but other times I'm dreading it, knowing we will miss them and tears will be shed.

@picapicalife 19 күн бұрын

Thank you. Kid2's flight from the roof has made the tensions drop considerably. We believe it's because he's a male. Some of the tensions might be male-to-male situations. Even though Kid2 is only a little more than a month old, he might be regarded as a 'male' already. Such male-to-male situations are not rare in animal lives. Occationally it can be seen among humans too. Kid1 we believe is a female. This theory in now strengthened because of her too being left alone when Kid2 had left. Kid3 is now left alone from the other gulls almost all the time. This might help her potential recovery. She's still reduced compared to her siblings though. When (of if, but we now believe she will be able to leave by her own wings) she leaves the the roof, things will change again. Gher will most probably return for food. The chicks will find a little more on their own on the ground, but they still need to be cared for. Yesterday Kid2 returned again. Also Kid1 jumped off the roof. They stayed in our garden all night. This morning we found Kid1 in another shed we have and decided to take her to the fields. We also put Kid2 back to the fields, hoping that now being two chicks could help them feeling better, staying out of the garden. Kid2 still returns but he flies well so he will not have any more problems getting out and away. Still a little clumsy though. This afternoon we had to rescue him out of another narrow space he would not have been able to get out of... Gull chicks staying in and returning to the garden is new to us. Yes, there have been chicks returning to the roof and the nest, but not inside the garden. Yes, the risky side of being a gull and a gull chick continues after they leave the roof, it even increases. There are many heart-pinching moments, but we try to just observe and think this is how it is to be a free gull (after all that is what we wish for them). We act on acute situations though. 'Noone' told us it could be that unpleasant at times. And all the situations we even don't see... But they give us such wonderful moments too. Maybe there is some 'yin-yang' working here, one side doesn't exist without the the knowledge of the other? Knowing about the sad and hard sides make us appreciate the nice moments even more.

@picapicalife 19 күн бұрын

Sammy and Snowy sounds nice and funny though.

@user-uy7qw2nx5o 19 күн бұрын

@@picapicalife Kid2 is lucky to have you! Maybe he'll show his appreciation if he comes back next year, he should certainly be very used to you now, Kid1 also, having been picked up. Yes that theory sounds quite plausible, that he's seen as more of a 'threat '. Yep, I suppose we have to take the good with the bad but it's not at all easy. We don't get to share in the nest activities and seeing 'our' young gulls' development but we do get to go through a lot with the other resident birds and there are often many heart breaking incidents to endure, at times it's made us wonder if we could handle much more emotionally but then of course the immense pleasure of 'sharing' their lives outweighs the very sad times. I have everything crossed for a good outcome for all three Kids. And yes, Sammy and Snowy are really cute, funny and lovely gulls and, as exasperating as they can be, we love them dearly.

@picapicalife 18 күн бұрын

@@user-uy7qw2nx5o Yes, maybe. We suspect most of the 'trusty' gulls around to have a connection to the roof (and to us) in one way or another. There are gulls in the colony that have absolutely no interest in us. Then there are those who (obviously) seem to know us somehow. There have been several chicks growing up on the roof through the years... This chick-male-to-male situation is the first time we see on the roof, but this year has been special in every way. We have seen rivalry at the seaside though, but the seaside is so distant we have not seen the 'details'. The departured chicks keep on returning. Kid2 is in the garden again, as we speak now. Yesterday we tried to see how it would be to put him back on the roof. It didn't work out, at all (as suspected). He was chased immediately, by Exon (we think). We will try to leave them to it, both being airborne now. The scaffolding is coming down today, so we can use the covered cams again. Not much, but important. The ones showing our food station.

@user-uy7qw2nx5o 18 күн бұрын

@@picapicalife That's good, being able to see around the garden a bit more. Maybe Kid2 is getting to enjoy being picked up, you would think if it was a scary experience he'd stay well clear of you. Hopefully they'll be fine in the garden and keep their distance from the dogs until they come to accept them.

@lifeithebalcoy 19 күн бұрын

Poor mags and Sparrows. You need to try to Get the gulls out of the steal tree mabye use big sticks

@picapicalife 19 күн бұрын

No worries actually. The sparrows just fly away if they get scared. The mags are irritated, but nothing more. They are not causing any serious problems to each other.