Date: 12/31/12 3:41 am
From: Dean Mahlstedt <birdingboyy...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Gulls Galore!


I visited the Target store in Belair yesterday (Tollgate Road). As I approached the parking lot I couldn't help but notice a very large group of gulls. As I drove closer to the store these birds methodically took flight and surrounded my car in a complete circle (there were 35-40 gulls completing this circle). It felt like a scene from "The Birds". When this happened, another 20 gulls showed up and helped surround my car. Immediately I started counting and found that there were 59 Ring-Billed Gulls! Feeling trapped I felt the need to "feed" my feathered friends so I gave up an oatmeal cookie. In this photo I am almost hand-feeing one of them. They actually are pretty creatures! Photo was taken around 4:10PM on 12/30.

Dean
Overlea

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