I got out Sunday morning and checked up on all thirteen gull nests visible from the bridges in Vancouver. I spotted ten new chicks – I suspect there were a few more I was not able to see.
The two chicks at Cambie nest are thriving. Their parents are working hard; I saw them fed twice within ten minutes.
A lucky morning – not long after arriving at the Cambie nest, mom (or dad – it’s generally not possible to determine the sex of a gull visually) arrived to deliver some food for the chicks. I’ll spare you the photos of the process, as it doesn’t sit well with our mammilian sensibilities.
The two gull chicks at the Culinary nest were quite active this morning, exploring the balcony they were born on. Here’s on of them testing out their wings.
After my rounds checking nests on the Granville Street Bridge, I walked over to the Cambie Street Bridge1 to check up on a nest that was there last year. Not only was the nest there again, but there were two chicks and one egg!
