(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Daily Bucket: Friday Sequence. How Young Gulls Get Food And Edmonds WA beach trip [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-09-01 Some birds bring food in their bills for their young, like woodpeckers and hawks. Others eat the food and regurgitate it when the young stimulate that response. The title photo shows a young gull prodding an adult to feed it. Here are two videos. The first shows the young begging. The second shows the adult bringing up food for the young gull. It is pretty graphic :) I’ve posted this as a comment before so skip it if you want. Here was what another gull regurgitated for its young on a different outing. The adult got the egg sac from the remains of a fisherman cleaning his salmon catch I wanted to share the video because it shows the process in real time. It took over ½ minute of begging for the young gull to stimulate the regurgitation response. Edmonds is BrownsBay’s backyard. Ms. JG and I love to visit during different times of year to see what sights are brought our way. You can see that we don’t just look for birds! The fishing dock is popular. There were over 20 people lined up fishing or putting out crab pots. The Edmonds ferry dock is in the background. A washed up log on the beach. When viewed more closely, you can see a lot of bug activity has taken place see closer When I was younger, I called this a Bull Whip. Pretending to whip it can cause more damage to the person wielding it than to anyone else. This is kelp with bulb on one end. A Jellyfish, about 5 inches in diameter. Jellyfish have no brains, hearts, or bones. They can kill prey with their tentacles. They can eat, get rid of waste, and shoot a jet of water from the same orifice. They predate dinosaurs. Of the over 1,000 species, some are longer than a Blue Whale and some barely larger than a grain of sand. Look it up for more amazing facts. Scuba divers — several in our Bucket group have participated in this sport Continuing our beach walk after the log, kelp, jellyfish and scuba divers, we watched some boats near the ferry. This doesn’t look like a fishing boat. With a gun on the front? If you look closely you can read “US Coast Guard” on the side. A second Coast Guard boat. What were they doing by the ferry? Ms. JG looked it up and found out that, after 9/11, the Coast Guard escorts ferries on a random schedule. We had never seen it before. Coast Guard escorting ferry. Another surprise on our walk. A sailboat washed up against the rocks. I have no idea how it happened but it wasn’t there the last time we visited. Sailboat stranded on the rocks. As we walked to a beach where we often see seals, a train passed by within about 20 feet of us. The tracks are on a rock bed about 8 feet above the beach. This engine was pulling over 100 cars of coal that is shipped overseas. We always wave to the engineers, and they always wave back. Train engine pulling coal cars. The seals were taking some time out of the water. Waves would wash them off the log. You can tell by the look on their faces that it isn’t a very calming ride. As we walked by the marina, Starlings flew by and landed on the rigging. You’ll have to tilt your head or your computer to read this. Edmonds beaches are marine sanctuaries. There is even an underwater park for the scuba divers! A fun art work display is cleverly installed along the wall by the beach. Small shells and kelp adorn the sea wall. A sea lion pup climbs the steps. Other sculpted sea lions rest or bark imaginary barks. Here’s a front view of the sea lion pup coming up the stairs. People of all ages enjoy the beach. Gulls don’t normally land on their heads, though. Now Bucketeers of all ages are welcome to comment and add photos if you wish. I hope you enjoyed your stroll on the beach at Edmonds, WA. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/1/2188529/-Daily-Bucket-Friday-Sequence-How-Young-Gulls-Get-Food-And-Edmonds-WA-beach-trip Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/