Seagulls
Sir, —I thank Mr Mayer for being interested in my letter. The flight of gulls is certainly beautiful in 0 their natural habitat, which is not the centre of the city, where their passing frequently leaves unpleasant consequences on the unwary. Fanners fail to observe their beauty when they peck out the eyes of newly-born lambs, or tear at the flesh of foundered sheep. This makes one wonder what could happen to children unwilling to give up lunches to demanding beaks, or infants momentarily unguarded in prams. Vehicles are not speeding where the seagulls are thickest. Would it be possible for a driver or pedestrian with the stoutest of nerves, not to swerve, if suddenly struck or brushed by one of these birds? I. who
watch them with fascination, 1 have seen many near misses I and maintain that the danger is very real.—Yours, etc., QUACKING MINORITY. July 1, 1963
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30172, 2 July 1963, Page 3
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