The first few weeks in the life of an Herring Gull

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  • Опубликовано: 13 дек 2010
  • in the summer of 2010 two Herring gulls built a nest on the roof of our neighbours house. We watched in amazment as they hatched their chicks and we watched them grow over the coming weeks until the finally learnt to fly.
    Music by Kevin Macleod, & pacdy.com/sounds/

Комментарии • 154

  • @SecretLifeOfSwansByXavier
    @SecretLifeOfSwansByXavier 4 года назад +27

    I wish you made this video longer because I really enjoyed it, you should make a gull documentary it will definitely be a treat for everybody.

    • @PHALANX47
      @PHALANX47  3 года назад +1

      There is a video on my page showing them grow from chicks to fledgling. There are many weeks to come.......watch this space....as they grow.

  • @flippersthedolphin
    @flippersthedolphin 10 лет назад +19

    This is an adorable video, thanks for putting it all together! I can really appreciate these little fellows now.

  • @ahxd951
    @ahxd951 2 года назад +3

    Oh look, Steven in his young ages haha!

  • @joruddock8950
    @joruddock8950 3 года назад +5

    I love seagulls, they are wonderful x

  • @steviealessi5412
    @steviealessi5412 2 года назад +3

    Great film. We've had three born on our roof this summer too. One fell off the roof last week and we had the whole "seagull nation" as i call it flying around our large front garden keeping an eye on it. Worried abut foxes we eventually (against the advice of local bird group i may add) popped it back on our patio roof from where it managed to reach its family again. Sweet thing almost seemed thankful. Its parents made a hell of a racket for ages . All quiet now and just waiting for them to fledge. The 'seagull triplets' are almost ready to fly. Amazing long lived birds and very intelligent. Very misunderstood by humans. They're not vermin but avian sentient beings who have amazing caring abilities fo r their young . Also amazed to read that their numbers have decreased by 50% in twenty years!. Brilliant film . Thanks

  • @thesilentmothtrapper4373
    @thesilentmothtrapper4373 3 года назад +13

    Wonderful . so amazing to see these .
    Such a pity some people hate them

    • @sleepyjoe7843
      @sleepyjoe7843 Год назад

      I only hate adult ones. They are cute at first but then become jerks.

  • @Soralella71
    @Soralella71 6 лет назад +59

    I am addicted to seagulls videos on youtube.

    • @PHALANX47
      @PHALANX47  6 лет назад +4

      Then look at my latest. The chicks on my roof are about a month old now. Mum is feeding them with a fresh fish. :)

    • @garyengland9549
      @garyengland9549 6 лет назад +6

      Same here 😐 3 hours straight now

    • @dusksentry5836
      @dusksentry5836 5 лет назад +4

      Because cute sqark fluffs

    • @melinmove
      @melinmove 5 лет назад +4

      And me, and I hear them every morning in real life, as I live by the sea

    • @jameshuang3560
      @jameshuang3560 4 года назад +3

      Me too. I love to feed them too.

  • @hobouk3871
    @hobouk3871 10 месяцев назад

    I love Gulls nice to see all three Gull Chicks have made it to become adults :)

  • @firfuxsake
    @firfuxsake 9 лет назад +14

    Thanks for this - I only ever see them as adults and juveniles, never as growing chicks - I love watching the gulls on our local beach :)

  • @HelenaMikas
    @HelenaMikas 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for your video .Gulls are wonderful and you have shown the devoted parents and the amazing development of the young birds beautifully.Their calls are amazing .. . I agree with another here that a gull documentary would be a treat 👍☀️

  • @rebeccaruthberg2581
    @rebeccaruthberg2581 10 лет назад +29

    I love their little baby squeals :)

    • @srg0075
      @srg0075 3 года назад +2

      Er, er, feed me, feed me!

    • @levanahdr1991
      @levanahdr1991 Год назад

      theyre far too cute too xx

  • @andyheavyside
    @andyheavyside 3 года назад +6

    Great vid. Nice to see someone else who appreciates one of our most common birds. As numbers of these birds dwindle across the world its important to keep our guys doing well. 👍 Really enjoyed this vid.

  • @ivahadenuff9080
    @ivahadenuff9080 3 года назад +2

    I enjoyed this.I have just moved to the coast and love the gulls they are highly intelligent birds

  • @jameshuang3560
    @jameshuang3560 4 года назад +5

    Thanks for the beautiful videos ..

  • @RichDavey
    @RichDavey 5 лет назад +12

    Wonderful short film. Nice to see someone who enjoys one of our common native species. Well done 👍

    • @theotheseaeagle
      @theotheseaeagle 3 года назад +2

      They are in decline according to the rspb

  • @greenmetalbender4692
    @greenmetalbender4692 2 года назад +5

    So this is how Steven's kids look

  • @simonshanley9841
    @simonshanley9841 10 лет назад +18

    Great footage. We have two chicks on our roof at the 4 week stage and they are fascinating to watch.

    • @hetjamesfield4473
      @hetjamesfield4473 3 года назад +4

      Imagine then having one home, and have the time and be able to rise him ;) 4 days ago my rescued baby gull flew away. And came back 2 days later on my balcon.... I swear. Im still in shock, it happened yesterday.. He just walked into my lliving room 🤣 He ate and is sleeping now... What a weird gull :) I dont know what to do with him now :) He acts almost like a dog!

  • @DailyMyChildhood
    @DailyMyChildhood Год назад +1

    Well captured ! Appreciate your video😊

  • @bb0123
    @bb0123 5 лет назад +5

    Great footage. Ty for sharing. 💖💕

  • @davemyers7507
    @davemyers7507 3 года назад +1

    Looks like they make good pets

  • @Christinecedar
    @Christinecedar 4 года назад +3

    Thank you!

  • @imra316
    @imra316 6 лет назад +5

    Beautiful video! Thanks for sharing this! The Herring Gulls also live here at the Jersey Shore! My favorite is the Laughing Gulls who live a little bit more in land than the Herring Gulls ! Love these birds!

  • @romanspiano639
    @romanspiano639 4 года назад +3

    very Majestic

  • @FastEasyLifeTips
    @FastEasyLifeTips 4 года назад +4

    Great video! Really enjoyed

  • @janmariablackwell8138
    @janmariablackwell8138 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for this video. I had no idea they remained dependant on their parents for six months. I've also heard that the parents won't feed them junk during their formative weeks.

  • @angiescarberry4339
    @angiescarberry4339 2 года назад

    I've never seen any other birds chick's practice flying like this!! Amazing

  • @irinavbr4126
    @irinavbr4126 6 лет назад +9

    Such a lovely little birds! I like it much 🐣🐣🐣

    • @Tuyyoyoutube
      @Tuyyoyoutube 3 года назад

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  • @lastpokemon
    @lastpokemon 6 лет назад +34

    I got two seagull on the roof, unfortunately their mom might have died in fishing trip so its only the father there. so I help out with food. they are pretty cool birds.

    • @jameshuang3560
      @jameshuang3560 4 года назад +4

      Thanks for feeding them.

    • @colinfleetham8190
      @colinfleetham8190 4 года назад +2

      lastpokemon don't feed them that encourages them they are vermin

    • @Mera8920
      @Mera8920 3 года назад

      Oh my God I have as well seagulls are my roof, they are so bothering, noisy and unfriendly

    • @colinfleetham8190
      @colinfleetham8190 3 года назад +1

      Marwa M I really hate them

    • @Mera8920
      @Mera8920 3 года назад

      Colin fleetham me too, even they are so smart and caring for their 🐥 🐥

  • @medioculus
    @medioculus 3 года назад +1

    nice vid! enjoyed observing them grow up!

  • @anthonyreid666
    @anthonyreid666 2 года назад

    Awesome video

  • @vintage1950
    @vintage1950 3 года назад +1

    They’re vicious little things. Tried to place one back on the roof, boy didn’t it put up a fight.

  • @tiedupsmurf
    @tiedupsmurf 4 года назад +1

    Great video

  • @dogzillasquad9524
    @dogzillasquad9524 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful

  • @AB-gn8oh
    @AB-gn8oh 2 года назад

    Thanks for posting this. I found your video because I’ve just rescued a chick that fell out of its nest, and I anted to know what to expect. Unfortunately , I had to remove her from the ground because my neighbourhood is overrun with feral cats, and the chick wouldn’t have survived the night. From your video, I reckon she/he is about 2-3 weeks old. I’m in touch with a gull rescue charity, who are telling me how to care for the chick until she can go to their sanctuary. Thanks again for your interesting and instructive video.

  • @MrScootmcg
    @MrScootmcg 11 месяцев назад

    The best bit is when fly straight onto a road to get a taste of Michelin.

  • @PoPo-xm2zm
    @PoPo-xm2zm 2 года назад +1

    divine

  • @firegator6853
    @firegator6853 3 года назад +4

    i noticed that whenever there is a fledgling on a roof i see at least four adults flying and watching near by...
    so the parents help them and the others keep an eye on them to help?

  • @irenemontilla4826
    @irenemontilla4826 5 лет назад +2

    thank you for this...

  • @dubbingsync
    @dubbingsync 2 года назад +1

    Thanks to this video I’ve found out the grounded baby outside my building is about 4 or 5 weeks old… so hopefully it starts to fly soon as it’s managed to survive on the floor for about a week now.
    Mainly just so I don’t get swooped down upon by the parents every time I leave.

    • @PHALANX47
      @PHALANX47  2 года назад

      I am sure it will be OK, they are tough birds, survivors.

  • @Unoduetrequattro340
    @Unoduetrequattro340 3 года назад

    Thank you 💙

  • @dogzillasquad9524
    @dogzillasquad9524 2 года назад

    Six week looks already to fly

  • @YtheMain
    @YtheMain 9 лет назад +7

    Very informative :) Thanks and greetings from the Netherlands

  • @hetjamesfield4473
    @hetjamesfield4473 4 года назад +2

    Cool :) I rescued an orphan 5-6 days old baby Herring seagull. He is 3 weeks old now and a professional food thief. I call him/his name is, "ccccccccccccc" ... and he gets offended.....

    • @firegator6853
      @firegator6853 3 года назад +1

      he flew away now didn't he? xd

    • @hetjamesfield4473
      @hetjamesfield4473 3 года назад

      ​@@firegator6853 ​ @Lord Freeza ​ @Lord Freeza Yeah :) 4days ago he convinced us that he could fly and that he is strong enough so, we took him where we found him at the first place. He flew. 2 days after this (yesterday), I was eating lunch, and from nowhere, he landed on my balcony and entered my living room. I swear to God. He had a hurt leg, but now he is better, bc he is resting and his leg is better. He came to heal probably... I really do not know how he could come back, exatcly on his balcony and floor/flat. I really dont, and we are in the building in an appartment. Yes, we rised him on the balcony :D , but man... There are numerous buildings arround me and they look all the same, and he could still know :) Like wtfff... :) I think that we let him go a week or two to early, he was exausted when he came back... We will hold him again now until he leave from the balcony byhim-self. A very very weird Sea-Gull :)

    • @the_screaming_cherry3678
      @the_screaming_cherry3678 2 года назад +1

      Nice, I saved a young seagull at my school once aswell

  • @gardini100
    @gardini100 3 года назад +1

    we got a family of four at the construction site, and they all have got used to us they do not look at us like any danger anymore, but we watch where set things so we don't hurt them, but people that do not belong at the site get it, same with dogs and other birds, it is kind of strange :D

  • @dogzillasquad9524
    @dogzillasquad9524 2 года назад +1

    Love it

  • @dogzillasquad9524
    @dogzillasquad9524 2 года назад

    Here until the end of your video you sound like a reporter 👏👏👏

  • @xaiano794
    @xaiano794 3 года назад +1

    "Here kids, I'll show you how to pinch people's chips and poo on cars of people who are mean to you"

  • @mpazs
    @mpazs 4 года назад +2

    Great video! A have a nest on my roof too, but I can't see much because it's a flat roof.
    It's pretty dangerous to be in my garden when it's getting dark, mum and dad seagull don't like that.....they scream and attack you by diving from the roof and flying close over your head :'-)
    I love those birds, looking forward to see those little grey fluf balls.

    • @PHALANX47
      @PHALANX47  4 года назад

      I know what you mean. Dad used to follow me up the road occasionally diving down to make sure I kept going. :)

    • @firegator6853
      @firegator6853 3 года назад

      for two days there was a fledgling that flew on our roof and one of the parents was with it i was scared to go out in our balcony i know how protective the parents are
      they are amazing birds though

    • @mpazs
      @mpazs 3 года назад +1

      The little fluff balls (2, as far as I can see) are already as big as mum and dad, and 1 is sitting in my garden, screaming like a donkey when it's hungry :'-)

    • @firegator6853
      @firegator6853 3 года назад

      @@mpazs yes seagull chicks grow rapidly in size it's like a human baby growing to adult but in age technically it still a baby

    • @mpazs
      @mpazs 3 года назад

      @@firegator6853 He's very curious, pecking and pulling at everything he can find, making quite a mess :-) I gave him a few small pieces of pan cake, he liked that.

  • @Duvmasta
    @Duvmasta 4 года назад +1

    Cute chicks

  • @dogzillasquad9524
    @dogzillasquad9524 2 года назад

    This so cute my friends

  • @LitpalLitpal
    @LitpalLitpal 4 года назад +2

    👍🦅❤️

  • @henriettahenson
    @henriettahenson 3 года назад

    Imagine starting out so soft and dumpy @then eventually finding you can fly... I would love that but never got passed the dumpy stage 😂😂😂🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️👌👌🕊️Great video 👌

  • @davescopes249
    @davescopes249 3 года назад

    The title doesn't quite make sense. But great video. 👍

  • @rogerkreil3314
    @rogerkreil3314 3 года назад

    If you saw a seagull chick before you watched this, would you know what it was? Well you might if you saw one of the parents.

  • @wolatanakanaoiutrx5948
    @wolatanakanaoiutrx5948 6 лет назад +1

    เธอ.. โตแล้วๆๆขอให้เธอโชกดีนะ

  • @wappynightnurse
    @wappynightnurse 5 лет назад

    we've had a female gull here for some years, we feed her all year but she's demanding more right now, usually she has one fledgling but last August she had 2, some are quicker and leave straight away but sometimes a backwards type stays for many months, asking endlessly to be fed, what do we give? my friend gives scraps and cat food, I also give sachets of cat food, she taps on the cat flap when she needs more!

    • @mpazs
      @mpazs 4 года назад +1

      Hahaha, that's great :-)

  • @user-hk3th3vi3s
    @user-hk3th3vi3s Год назад

    😊😊😊

  • @Tuyyoyoutube
    @Tuyyoyoutube 3 года назад

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  • @Nick-oz1ex
    @Nick-oz1ex Год назад +1

    Did they leave for good after they fledged?

    • @PHALANX47
      @PHALANX47  Год назад

      Initially I thought so, but there were a lot of Jv around for some time, begging for food......

  • @dogzillasquad9524
    @dogzillasquad9524 2 года назад

    I love your language where you from my friends I am from 🇵🇦 Panama

    • @PHALANX47
      @PHALANX47  2 года назад

      UK :) Where this is filmed.

  • @theflipflapchannelcreatedb8160
    @theflipflapchannelcreatedb8160 3 года назад

    When do seagulls actually become independent from their parents?

    • @PHALANX47
      @PHALANX47  3 года назад

      They will be seen begging for food from the parent for about six months after fledging, then By their first winter they should be self sufficient.

  • @AngelArm1110
    @AngelArm1110 5 лет назад +1

    Its on 'an' when the 'h' is silent

  • @cerriberry6835
    @cerriberry6835 4 года назад +10

    I love birds and particularly seagulls, bless. ❤ ️Advise anyone to read Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach...amazing. Very short easy read with a powerful message.🙏 pls pls read and enjoy....

    • @jameshuang3560
      @jameshuang3560 4 года назад +1

      Please feed them too.

    • @HelenaMikas
      @HelenaMikas 3 года назад

      Thanks for this book info .I shall depart now and look it up .Can also recommend a wonderful children's book ( Good for all ages ) The Story Of A Seagull and the Cat who Taught Her How To Fly , by Luis Sepulveda 🌻

    • @ShorifulIslam-dj4zb
      @ShorifulIslam-dj4zb 3 года назад

      @@jameshuang3560c

  • @brendanconnollyandirelandw889
    @brendanconnollyandirelandw889 5 лет назад

    👍👏👌

  • @LitpalLitpal
    @LitpalLitpal 4 года назад

    👍🐣🕊️🙂

  • @dagainz6997
    @dagainz6997 3 года назад

    I wonder how old they need to be in order to start eating whole rabbits

  • @garyengland9549
    @garyengland9549 6 лет назад

    Go on fly fly fly ... no .. ok maybe tomorow then. Be free ☺

  • @SA77888
    @SA77888 3 года назад +1

    3:59 music please?

    • @PHALANX47
      @PHALANX47  3 года назад +1

      It came with the editing software, sorry :)

    • @SA77888
      @SA77888 3 года назад +1

      @@PHALANX47 Thank you for taking the time to reply tho :)

  • @careylowell
    @careylowell 2 года назад

    Just pigeons with better plumage

  • @LitpalLitpal
    @LitpalLitpal 4 года назад

    Here they are, all different ages : ruclips.net/video/_N2MQ3hUBbQ/видео.html

  • @byronchavarria4954
    @byronchavarria4954 2 года назад

    It’s Seagull Not Gull

  • @wolatanakanaoiutrx5948
    @wolatanakanaoiutrx5948 6 лет назад +1

    มีลูกน้อยด้วยๆๆๆ3ตัวๆๆๆน่ารักจังเลยๆๆ

  • @wolatanakanaoiutrx5948
    @wolatanakanaoiutrx5948 6 лет назад +1

    โตแล้วๆๆๆฉันรักเธอนะเจ้านกน้อยๆจุ๊บๆๆๆๆๅๆๆๆ

  • @eveeefemale1536
    @eveeefemale1536 5 лет назад

    I live in U.K. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @emberhydra7621
    @emberhydra7621 3 года назад

    Shame that this annoying birds are so cute as tiny chicks

  • @johntrevena4280
    @johntrevena4280 5 лет назад

    Shouldn't of added music...
    I needed a chick emergency distress scream call, to play back thru my speaker phone and gull will piss off!!!
    Sorted...
    Play gull threat calls too works at getting them to go away as well..

    • @BlueZirnitra
      @BlueZirnitra 5 лет назад +3

      This video isnt meamt to scare birds, find one that is.

  • @craigrix7678
    @craigrix7678 5 лет назад

    Horrible little shits. I had 1 in my back yard - used to love hearing it scream in terror as I chased it around. After about a week I got tired of doing this and just killed it. So satisfying that over the years there will be 1 less of the monstrosities to bother people

    • @aljones75
      @aljones75 5 лет назад +5

      Craig Rix Wow well done you must be so proud of yourself - wanker

    • @LenCarey
      @LenCarey 5 лет назад +3

      It's people like you, that are horrible little shits.

    • @reddaB
      @reddaB 5 лет назад +3

      It's illegal for one thing. Secondly you may be a psychopath. I hope you don't have children.

  • @andersgronqvist8347
    @andersgronqvist8347 6 лет назад +1

    Dirty screaming and be on the beach not on top of houses

    • @wappynightnurse
      @wappynightnurse 5 лет назад +4

      they go up there for safety from foxes, etc

    • @garrysteptoe2279
      @garrysteptoe2279 4 года назад +2

      @@wappynightnurse they are abundant and becoming pests in towns because silly folk feeding them encouraging them to nest on houses, if they nested on coastal rocks which is their natural habitat they would not need to nest in urban areas where they are becoming a pest.

    • @wappynightnurse
      @wappynightnurse 4 года назад

      @@garrysteptoe2279
      gulls are on rooftops for protection from foxes, etc, when fed they leave you alone, when not fed they wreck your house and take your pets, they are also a protected species, no one has come up with a sensible idea to sort it all out

    • @coffeecaim2527
      @coffeecaim2527 2 года назад

      Well to a seagull they think houses are just cliffs. They don't understand that it's a house.

    • @the_screaming_cherry3678
      @the_screaming_cherry3678 2 года назад +1

      Okay, what’s wrong with them nesting on roofs? And to be honest, it’s pretty cool and interesting having a species nesting and starting a generation on your house, also if you want to see something dirty, just look into a mirror, though you might get 7 years bad luck from doing so, cuz a crack might occur if you look into it hard enough

  • @Es3iya
    @Es3iya 5 лет назад

    ugly ass birds. my sympathies to people who have them on their roof. I had them this spring-summer and it was non stop screaming day and night

    • @the_screaming_cherry3678
      @the_screaming_cherry3678 2 года назад

      Seagulls are not ugly, seagulls are very cool and interesting animals and if you actually spent time with a seagull, you would realise how majestic these animals are
      But if you really want to see something truly ugly, go onto camera, take a selfie and then look at the selfie, you will have something very ugly staring back at you in the image

  • @garrysteptoe2279
    @garrysteptoe2279 4 года назад

    What's your other hobby? watching paint dry? how flipping boring.

    • @the_screaming_cherry3678
      @the_screaming_cherry3678 2 года назад +1

      What are your hobbies then? Making fun of people online?
      If anything, your the one who should get a hobby, though I’m saying that to an untalented person after all

  • @dogzillasquad9524
    @dogzillasquad9524 2 года назад

    Love it