Gulls Attack Robin
I spotted this on the MassBird forum.
A group of gulls rip apart a robin. Not for the squeamish but differently interesting bird behavior. Quoting from MassBird list.
Just as I was about to leave the park I heard gulls screaming overhead and noticed the Robin being chased by what looked like a Peregrine at first glance, the maneuvering against the tall glass building was falcon like- but it was a gull, several gulls chasing the Robin. I watched until it looked as though the Robin won the chase and moments later there was a commotion on the street. The Robin lost.
by Bob Stymeist
Other stuff that may be of interest although long time birders may have seen these .
- Bald Eagle Attacks Swan the originals authors web site with explanations here
- Bald Eagle Attacks Sandhill Crane
- And the famous Eagle Attacks Fox verified by Snopes
How sad and bizarre. I wonder what caused the gulls to do that?
I saw this too in my Boston Birds Google Group feed! I’ve never seen gulls do this before and it’s crazy to this of this happening right in Post Office Square. I used to walk through there all the time when I worked downtown and never saw anything like this.
Just added one photo (with permission) for reference.
I was just in Post Office Square last Saturday and was on the lookout for the vicious seagull! Luckily didn’t run into him.