"Heermann's gulls are on the Audubon Society's watch list for at-risk birds. The creatures are surprisingly aggressive and steal fish from the pouches of pelicans and chase other birds to take their prey, according to the society's Web site."

This is a case of Darwinism at its finest. If you're a smaller animal, you DO NOT try to attack and steal food from a larger, more powerful animal.

Wow, now I'm thinking twice about liking steak.

This is why we have self-defense laws, isn't it? Are we obligated to let any attacker do to us whatever they will?

FARK seagulls! Those bastards are evil little pricks.

Unavailable for comment.

FTA:

One of the birds -- a rare Heermann's gull -- sustained a broken wing and was later euthanized.

Djuric was cited and released on suspicion of animal cruelty.

Wow, this sounds like the kind of retarded trouble I get into.

/approves

eddyatwork: FARK seagulls! Those bastards are evil little pricks.

Seriously. When I went to Sarasota about 10 years ago to see my grandparents, I was eating a hot dog at the concession stand (the white beach, the name of which eludes me at the moment), and the little f*cker grabbed my hot dog directly out of my hand while I was holding it.

The ballsy little sh*t-head

I'm sure the little farker had it coming to him.

/obligatory

Would somebody get charged for stepping on a rare species of cockroach too?

They ought to have a bounty on the farkers. Imagine what fun it would be to spend a day at the pier with a tennis racquet and a bucket of mackerel.

don't they have some kind of program to help these at-risk birds? Maybe get them info softball?

FTA "The estimated population of Heermann's gulls is 525,000."

Correction the estimated population is now 524,999

Wow. I guess I'm a bleeding heart PETA loving farktard because I came here to say that hitting birds with sticks seems a bit over the top.

/I hate PETA
//I dislike Gulls

1/2 a million of those farkers make them "rare" ?

Air rats.

A bird steals your ice cream and you beat it in the head with a stick? Um, OK. I bet the wife is really impressed with how bad ass you are.
Big baby.

rancidPlasma: 1/2 a million of those farkers make them "rare" ?

Shiat. Last time I was at the beach, it seemed like there were half a trillion of those disgusting scavengers.

Dave Winfield unimpressed.

For those not familiar...Link (new window)~ (read under New York Yankees)

ObamasCrotchFruit: FTA "The estimated population of Heermann's gulls is 525,000."

Correction the estimated population is now 524,999

And here are 6 billion people on the planet, so the bird is a greater loss. And over ice cream. Stupid.

It's last words were "MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MI-"

I don't get these birds; they're breakin' the deal!

PickinWhiskers: A bird steals your ice cream and you beat it in the head with a stick? Um, OK. I bet the wife is really impressed with how bad ass you are.
Big baby.

The guy's from Kansas. He probably thought it was some kind of sky demon.

I saw a guy kill one on the Wildwood boardwalk once. It came down to steal his fries, and he just swatted it to the ground. It didn't get up. People clapped while a guy came and swept it into a dustpan.

No one likes those things.

/probably wasn't an endangered species

Meh, hitting it with a stick was a bit over the line. If he had simply smacked one and killed it I think it would be no big deal.

eddyatwork: FARK seagulls! Those bastards are evil little pricks.

And there's like, a brazillion of them, and you can't shoot the farkers.

The estimated population of Heermann's gulls is now 525,000 524,999!

Mr.Giblets: Dave Winfield unimpressed.

For those not familiar...Link (new window)~ (read under New York Yankees)

Randy Johnson says 'hi', too.

what, subby, was the ASININE tag rendered immobile from being covered / buried in seagull sh*t??

ObamasCrotchFruit: FTA "The estimated population of Heermann's gulls is 525,000."

Correction the estimated population is now 524,999

Which is 400,000 too many. Half a million is called "rare"? Jebus, just how many does there need to be 30 million?

- nods in approval

John Buck 41 Randy Johnson says 'hi', too.

The YouTube of that is awful. I mean, I don't like seagulls, but that was sad....and the audio overlay was, pardon the pun, tasteless.

Thanks for enlightening me.

Maybe in it's next incarnation that gull will learn to abstain from the squabbles over food and let it's love of flight bring it to a higher plain of existence.

/not obscure

Third_Uncle_Eno: - nods in approval

dammit.

It's not exactly man bites dog, but it'll do for news.

PickinWhiskers: A bird steals your ice cream attacks and you beat it in the head with a stick?

FTFY.

FTFA: "Djuric was defecated on."

Any bird that craps on me is gonna die.

PickinWhiskers: A bird steals your ice cream and you beat it in the head with a stick? Um, OK. I bet the wife is really impressed with how bad ass you are.
Big baby.

A humble cockroach takes refuge in your kitchen and you swat it with a shoe? Can't you just love it as one of God's creatures and live at peace with it?

Third_Uncle_Eno

Johnathan Livingston "Beat it with a stick" Seagull.
Neil Diamond songs are so beautiful.

PickinWhiskers: Third_Uncle_Eno

Johnathan Livingston "Beat it with a stick" Seagull.
Neil Diamond songs are so beautiful.

........while I'm smashing cockroaches and mosquitos.

JesseL
A humble cockroach takes refuge in your kitchen and you swat it with a shoe? Can't you just love it as one of God's creatures and live at peace with it?

I let the cats take 'em out.
Oddly enough, I live just outside of Austin (7 years now) and I have NEVER seen a roach here.Cool.

JesseL: PickinWhiskers: A bird steals your ice cream and you beat it in the head with a stick? Um, OK. I bet the wife is really impressed with how bad ass you are.
Big baby.

A humble cockroach takes refuge in your kitchen and you swat it with a shoe? Can't you just love it as one of God's creatures and live at peace with it?

A human in my house that isn't supposed to be there will get shot.
If a human outside steals my ice cream, I won't shoot them nor kill them with a stick.

fanbladesaresharp
PickinWhiskers: Third_Uncle_Eno

Johnathan Livingston "Beat it with a stick" Seagull.
Neil Diamond songs are so beautiful.

........while I'm smashing cockroaches and mosquitos.

I recommend sticking them up into a ceiling fan. You know, those blades can be sharp. Cuts them right in half.

IXI Jim IXI: PickinWhiskers: A bird steals your ice cream and you beat it in the head with a stick? Um, OK. I bet the wife is really impressed with how bad ass you are.
Big baby.

The guy's from Kansas. He probably thought it was some kind of sky demon.

I very much doubt that. Although I'm familiar with seagulls from living on the coast, there are a lot of them here in Indianapolis. And we're a long way from anything that could be considered their natural habitat. I'm guessing Kansas isn't much different.

/and I'd use my tennis-racquet shaped bug zapper on them if I had a chance.

JesseL: PickinWhiskers: A bird steals your ice cream and you beat it in the head with a stick? Um, OK. I bet the wife is really impressed with how bad ass you are.
Big baby.

A humble cockroach takes refuge in your kitchen and you swat it with a shoe? Can't you just love it as one of God's creatures and live at peace with it?

A saintly cow misappropriates a lush green pasture and you cut it into delicious Mignon and barbecue it oh so perfectly? What's wrong with you people?

Approves

Having spent most of my childhood in Laguna Beach, I know how bold those damn seagulls can be. One of the stupidest thing I ever did as a kid (hey, I was 7) was hold a piece of pizza over my head. Within seconds all I could see was white and grey with bits of orange until a friend flailed at them until they left me alone.

So yeah, kinda have to hit them to get them away from you sometimes. I feel really sorry for the guy.

Which one did he get?

Mr.Giblets: John Buck 41 Randy Johnson says 'hi', too.

The YouTube of that is awful. I mean, I don't like seagulls, but that was sad....and the audio overlay was, pardon the pun, tasteless.

Thanks for enlightening me.

We must've watched different vids. Mine had no audio.