As a child, I remember the call of the Seagull being one of the first signs that we were about to arrive at our family Holiday destination!  Hours of arguing with my Brother and Sister, whilst sat in the back of the family estate car, seemed to stop at the moment the blue sea appeared on the horizon, and familiar coastal sights, sounds and smells filled up our senses.  Many years have passed, and it now seems like there are seagulls everywhere?  Presumably they have moved in-land, in search of food, and have now assumed control of our skies?

Though, seagulls are no different to any other life-form in that the need to constantly evolve and adapt to the challenges which life throws at them, they could perhaps do so with more dignity!  Not only are they extremely noisy, they are also rather aggressive!

It appears the the lowley pigeon has been out muscled by the larger and louder seabird?  The gentle cooing noise which was once familiar to our parks and shopping malls, has been replaced by a desperate shreeking noise, which is constantly used by both young and adult seagulls alike!

The aggressive behaviour of the seagull is understandable when it is trying to protect it’s young, however it seems like there is no let up in the gulls eagerness to gain control of territory, and food sources!  If you have recently thrown a few scraps of food to a pigeon, whilst on your lunch break, you will know that seagulls now  dominate the feeding areas, often swooping in to push smaller birds out of the way!

Several measures have been introduced to move seagulls out of certain areas, however they keep coming back, and with renewed vigour!

There seems like there is little we can do to resist the in-land invasion of the Seagull, it is symbolic of the changes which are taking place in nature, in it’s struggle to survive?