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| Heather paddling near Pt Holmes |
While sea kayaking near Pt Holmes near
Comox on September 14, we came across some interesting feeding behavior of
gulls. They were stomping their feet to churn up some sort of food. They would
move their feet up and down quickly as people might do running on the spot and
then the gulls would peck down into the shallow water. Evidently they also do this on grass as well to
get worms to come to the surface. It is thought that the stomping simulates
rain falling and the worms come to the surface to avoid drowning where they
become food for the gulls. We had not seen this behavior before but found it
fascinating. Local bird expert Art Martell has identified the birds as Mew Gulls.Since video quality is not that great, it is best viewed at full screen to see the gulls stomping the sand in the shallow water.
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