Fox and Gull- Dodder river in Ireland (1 Viewer)

[keps]

This is a still from a standard camera video taken by a friend today.

The banter on the video talks about a 'Seagull' entering the frame.

But I think it may be a Black Headed gull possibly worried about the fox approaching a lanned nesting area???

 

[Bewick]

Yes, it’s a black headed gull- was that the question?

 

[keps]

Yes, it’s a black headed gull- was that the question?

Mainly- But I wonder is it just trying to protect a planned nest area- a or having a go at the fox( it flew at/around the fox for 30 seconds or so on the video)

 

[Butty]

is it just trying to protect a planned nest area

No (or there's no reason to think that, and it doesn't look like one). Just an animal (especially a bird) recognising another animal as a potential predator and mobbing it; lots of that goes on in the wild world. And lots of winter heliotrope on that river-bank.

 

[keps]

No (or there's no reason to think that, and it doesn't look like one). Just an animal (especially a bird) recognising another animal as a potential predator and mobbing it; lots of that goes on in the wild world. And lots of winter heliotrope on that river-bank.

No (or there's no reason to think that, and it doesn't look like one). Just an animal (especially a bird) recognising another animal as a potential predator and mobbing it; lots of that goes on in the wild world. And lots of winter heliotrope on that river-bank.

Thanks for that Butty- makes sense indeed