It’s Vaudeville time with duets of gulls singing and dancing.
Above, two yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis) sing in Europe.
Below, European herring gulls (Larus argentatus) dance in Penzance, UK.
Their acts are serious business. Gulls sing when they’re courting and dance for their dinner.
You’ll hear lots of gulls singing in the months ahead as they enter the breeding season.
But you’ll be lucky if you find a dancing gull. In Europe gulls stamp on the ground to bring worms to the surface. I’ve never seen them do it in North America. Have you?
p.s. I guessed at the identity of the dancing gulls. If you know they’re not herring gulls, please tell me what they are.
(videos from YouTube)
I’ve seen gulls stamping at the shoreline as the waves recede while simultaneously pecking at the surface. I don’t think that it’s a commonly employed strategy. I haven’t observed it much, but I have seen it done.