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Wednesday 4th March 2009, 02:35
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seems like the gbb gull is the only gull that will kill large birds like large ducks geese and cormorants
No other gull seems to attack healthy birds close to their size when they are alone! |
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Wednesday 4th March 2009, 02:46
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would the smaller larus gulls gang up and attack other birds close to their size? it has been recorded in corvids. if there were a couple of herring gulls would they decide to attack/hunt a mallard if one near by?
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Thursday 23rd July 2009, 00:07
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More G B B Gull action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U6k7n1OxPY http://www.flickr.com/photos/rstymeist/3635851463/ |
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Thursday 23rd July 2009, 00:10
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no a mallard would be able to escape herring gulls easy if its healthy, if its sick they might kill it or if its stranded somewhere or hurt
only gull i think that can take on other healthy large birds are GBB gulls |
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Thursday 23rd July 2009, 00:15
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i just wanted to say what the gbb gull did to that duck it would do to an adult herring or lbb gull of it got a hold of it
from what i have seen certian sub species of kelp and western gulls seem to be the most predatory of the smaller gull species they might take a duck here is a gbb killing a coot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRP28gcIe5Y&NR=1 Last edited by scuba0095 : Thursday 23rd July 2009 at 02:06. |
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Thursday 23rd July 2009, 02:05
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what gull u talking about?
Kelp gull same size as a lbb gull or close to it but has a more powerful bill and acts more predatory My books say they kill full grown geese Last edited by scuba0095 : Thursday 23rd July 2009 at 02:07. |
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Friday 2nd October 2009, 01:55
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GBB Gull vs LBB Gull - the bulk of the GBB Gull is wow compared to he LBB Gull.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kjoinn1/3871957212/ |
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Friday 2nd October 2009, 01:55
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Friday 2nd October 2009, 01:58
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and the bully of the seas gives way to the king!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_mackay/2809376550/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_ma...n/photostream/ wonder why they are fighting? |
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Friday 2nd October 2009, 09:39
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Cool pictures, its a surprise seeing the GBB being capable of killing a hare, I have never seen a raven able to do that.
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Friday 2nd October 2009, 11:33
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I think its unfair of you to compare a G BB Gull to a Raven. GBB Gulls are much more powerful - they can hunt larger prey items on their own, they can defend their prey or carrion against 3-4 Ravens with ease. Ravens on the other hand scavenge more.
I had heard of Ravens in groups trying to kill Hares and succeeding but if a Hare can kick a Goshawk and make it remember for life what it did, then Im sure it could do more to a Raven. |
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Sunday 4th October 2009, 18:38
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Maybe we need to re-classify these birds as "Birds of Prey"!
 Interesting photos.
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