Any bird psychologists on NSC ? We have a mature seagull in our back garden that appears to have forgotten how to fly. It's just been strolling around for the best part of a day. It's not making any noise and appears to be perfectly contented, although I am having trouble verifying this. I can't exactly interview it! We phoned the RSPCA, but went through to an answering machine yesterday evening. I've got to take the dog out for a walk now. We daren't let it out in the garden. Any suggestions? We don't have a barbecue.
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Can a seagull gat amnesia?
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Thunder Bolt
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There's a wildlife rescue bloke who lives in Woodingdean.
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I've just returned from the park with Porky the incontinent wonder dog, and the seagull is still in our garden. I've managed to get a few photos of seagulls in flight on my mobile phone, but can't get close enough to the bird to share them with him / her. Perhaps I need the help of a dog psychologist, so that I can avoid carnage in the garden whilst I await a response from the RSPCA? Any dog psychologists on NSC? I was thinking of playing Fleetwood Mac's 'Albatross' on full volume, so that it might make the bird think of flight, but it is unlikely that the neighbours would appreciate this at a quarter past five on a Sunday morning.
I've just returned from the park with Porky the incontinent wonder dog, and the seagull is still in our garden. I've managed to get a few photos of seagulls in flight on my mobile phone, but can't get close enough to the bird to share them with him / her. Perhaps I need the help of a dog psychologist, so that I can avoid carnage in the garden whilst I await a response from the RSPCA? Any dog psychologists on NSC? I was thinking of playing Fleetwood Mac's 'Albatross' on full volume, so that it might make the bird think of flight, but it is unlikely that the neighbours would appreciate this at a quarter past five on a Sunday morning.
clippedgull
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Rogers Wildlife Rescue - Woodingdean
He's the guy for all things Seagull related.
Rogers Wildlife Rescue - Woodingdean
He's the guy for all things Seagull related.
I used to run after pigeons in Trafalgar Square as a kid. The vast majority took off as I approached; those that couldn't fly didn't. That technique might work in this situation? You'd only need to do it once to find out... if it can't, then phone for help. It'd be embarrassing to call someone out only to see the bird fly away as they approached it.
Colonel Angus
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Rather than seek a bird psychologist or a dog psychologist, the other alternative in this three-way conundrum could be yourself consulting a human psychologist (if you own a Fleetwood Mac album, that might be a good move regardless of this recent development).
I mean no offence by the way, as your Seagull challenge is genuinely entertaining.
Before you solve this problem, you might also want to check how many loyalty points it has for the Villa game.
sydney
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is it Mark McGammon...?
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Rogers Wildlife Rescue - Woodingdean
He's the guy for all things Seagull related.
Thanks for that! I just called him and he'll send someone over tomorrow, if it's still there. The Brighton marathon is hindering the work of his volunteers.
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Are you suggesting that I play it 'Freebird', then ?
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Unlikely, it has a turn of pace and it's movement is unpredictable.
GoldWithFalmer
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I'm thinking it has been troubled by something it may have eaten....
Superphil
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Taybha
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It's probably this fella , still a bit discombobulated , Will Beer looks like he's never seen a seagull knocked out of the sky by a cricket ball , obviously never played at plumpton .
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I've had a chat with a bird psychologist. I've been advised to refrain from playing it 'Albatross', on the grounds that it might develop an inferiority complex.
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It's probably this fella , still a bit discombobulated , Will Beer looks like he's never seen a seagull knocked out of the sky by a cricket ball , obviously never played at plumpton .
Obviously hasn't see you carving your sythe at number nine.
Some of nature's finest scatter to the furthest hills. They don't gather behind the stumps though- for the inevitable always arrives.
AmexRuislip
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Taybha
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Can't really argue with any of that , the wildlife will be safe this season my back is that of a 100 year old humped campanolagist
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Colonel Angus
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I would recommend you play something by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.