This is week4 of my Seagull Log series. Where I show off photos and documents by observations on a seagull nest. If you´re reading this for the first time feel free to read the previous entries to be up to speed.
I wasn´t really kidding when I said early on that it takes them at least a month to be fully grown. I mean look at them:
What are they eating to get this big!? Was it the cat food? Probably the cat food. And sardines maybe, we´re very big on sardines this time of year.
They're getting closer to the size of their parents, their flight feathers are almost grown. They are also not as clumsy, although I have seen on them tripping and getting up again, it´s really cute. I showed this to my Mom, and she jokingly started calling them the Three Stooges, well the Triplets nest at least.
However, one thing that I´ve noticed is that the chicks of one nest (twins) are actually larger than the other nest. I believe that those Seagulls were born a week earlier, hence the size difference. Although it can be harder to see here because of the distance.
And here´s a really fun treat. Their wingspan has grown. So, much so that I think they are really this close to start flying. They are flapping their wings, not just to help them balance but out of an observation of other birds. This sort of wing movement actually helps them strengthen their wings. They also made a few small jumps, nothing big but it´s a start.
We are in the flight phase now folks. I hear that we´re gonna have a windy week, which is perfect for these little pilots in training. Stay tuned for next week, when you´ll get to see their flight attempts.
