I thought that this was something that stupid people called pigeons but, apparently, they use the ignorant (rats are not bad animals!) insulting name for seagulls, also. I LOVE seagulls! I find them beautiful and so very graceful (I can watch them! And smart! I always carry a bag of cheap cat kibble (the expensive one is not good for them but the cheap one is pretty perfect) in my car and, when I go to Walmart (they are always waiting for food, perching around the parking lot), I throw a fistful up in the air where they can see me and WHOOOSH! in a matter of a couple of minutes, I have a lot of them around my feet waiting for their food (and I make it a point to feed the little ones by throwing them fistfulls far away from me because the big males push out of the way and they wouldn't get any food otherwise).
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