Seagulls are pretty smart

@FreddieUK I live in Oklahoma and the seagulls have migrated all the way up here. They hang out at dumps and lakes and Walmart parking lots because workers taking their lunch breaks throw them French fries and bread scraps. My car got decorated all over by them once while I was shopping at a Sam’s store in the next city. Not a fan of seagulls at all.

@cherokeepatti I live next to the sea, but in the centre of the country there are just like in your area, plenty of seagulls living off rubbish dumps and scavenging generally around the area. When I was growing up, seagulls were definitely only associated with the seaside and were something very special for a child to see. Now I'm afraid I see them as pests that frighten off smaller birds. Another really annoying thing is that they wake me up in the morning in the summer with their screeching at 5 am.

Rant over 😄

@FreddieUK I believe they may have migrated up here due to trying to get away from hurricanes or tropical storms on the Texas coast. They breed like rats. I don’t remember seeing them when I was young around here. We have other birds that have migrated here since I was young, white cattle egrets (which are beneficial for ranchers because they pick ticks off of cattle), and grackles, which are a pest and have huge populations due to the cities and residents landscaping by planting Bradford pear trees all over.

@4meAndyou Same round by me, including signs in foreign languages for tourists.

@FreddieUK Our Marina boat landing is next to a large parking lot, and our locals hang out there in their cars to watch the water in the harbor and feed the pigeons and seagulls. I wish they would NOT.