I read an article today in the Toronto Globe and Mail about sea gulls. It caught my attention because sea gulls really cause us trouble in the summer at the cabin. Just out from us in the St. Marys River is a small island that was formed when the Corp of Engineers last dredged the channel. They dumped what they took from the channel in close to shore and this formed into a series of small islands. The islands have become hatchery for hundreds of sea gulls in the summer. They bother us with their 24/7 squawking and also their dirty droppings which go into the water.
This article, Herring Gulls Face Trans-fat troubles, tells that trans-fats are now showing up in gull eggs because of diets consisting of human garbage. But I have another idea where all the fat is coming from. Clyde's Drive-In at the Sugar Island ferry dock is one of our favorite eating spots in the summer-both for the food and the good view of ships. But I know the food isn't healthy. If you have ever eaten at Clyde's, you know that the sea gulls are hanging around looking for any scrap of food. They will even swoop down and take food right off the tray when it is attached to your car window. (Clyde's is an old-fashioned drive-in and they bring food to you car.)
I find it difficult to feel sorry for the gulls. But if we could get them on low fat diets, maybe they would move on and leave us alone.
Any of you out there have any sure-fire gull repellents? I would appreciate hearing about them.
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Would you believe we have problems with sea gulls in our campground?? We've had gulls fly in to a campsite and take food right off the grill while the guy was standing there! You'd think they were starving the way they behave!
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