Talk:Herring Gull
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I removed Montreal ref, Herring Gulls are common at inland sites in many places throughout the N.hemisphere jimfbleak 07:24, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I guessed the "spikes designed to prevent gulls from landing" didn't work :) Rbarreira 17:22, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
- A study in the UK showed only suspended fine wire netting worked- v expensive. jimfbleak 05:20, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
I'd be interested to see something more added to this article about urban gulls. Do others think that this is appropriate? Certainly in the UK herring gulls are becoming a major problem in a number of cities. Legislation to protect them in their 'natural' habitat means that they cannot be removed from rooftops, with consequent problems of noise, litter and even attacks on humans by gulls. The comment at the top of this page suggests that this is not just a problem in the UK either....anyone any idea how widespread it is? Mazzy 13:38, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, I did see some in Australia when I was there (a bit of a shock :)) Elevenzeroonnechat / what i've done / [me] 20:25, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
I would like to see more in this article about the ring distribution and how there's a continuous line of interbreeding that connects them to Lesser Black Backed Gulls. As it stands, the phrase "Herring Gull / Lesser Black-backed Gull complex" is just thrown in with no previous explanation. Evercat 22:52, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The red stripe and juveniles
Can anyone add some references about a 1950's study about how the herring gull chicks "knock" on their parents beak? I saw a TV show where it was shown that the red stripe was hard-wired into the birds to be peck at it, to receive food. The researchers used tongue depressor sticks with a red band. They also used sticks with several red bands, and got an even more excited response. I can't remember what organization conducted the study.
The British television show was referencing this study to show what the brain thought was considered "art". Really cool. StevePrutz (talk) 00:11, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
- I just read that it was a Niko Tinbergen study [1]... StevePrutz (talk) 00:24, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Shellfish opening
I live near a beach and have often seen Herring Gulls picking up molluscs and then taking off and climbing to a fair height before dropping them on the beach to break them open. I don't know if this is widespread or not. I have some, albeit small, pictures of them doing it somewhere. Ian Dunster (talk) 07:25, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
