Reputational damage
Yesterday I saw a post on the local community pinboard. The image depicted a man waving arms at a gull taking off with a young child seemingly held by it's feet. It was of course a composite image that wasn't particularly well done. Sea gulls have webbed feet so I am not sure how it was really supposed to be grasping a small child. I suspect the lift required for a gull to get airborne with twice it's own body weight would also exceed the capabilities of it's wings by some margin. Trouble is, there would have been someone out there who thought it was a real scene. They are protected here on account of declining numbers, but people still despise them for reasons I can't understand.
Here is a young Herring Gull just minding it's own business and watching me from the top of a street light. I did not think for one moment it was sizing me up as possible breakfast.
Reputational damage
Yesterday I saw a post on the local community pinboard. The image depicted a man waving arms at a gull taking off with a young child seemingly held by it's feet. It was of course a composite image that wasn't particularly well done. Sea gulls have webbed feet so I am not sure how it was really supposed to be grasping a small child. I suspect the lift required for a gull to get airborne with twice it's own body weight would also exceed the capabilities of it's wings by some margin. Trouble is, there would have been someone out there who thought it was a real scene. They are protected here on account of declining numbers, but people still despise them for reasons I can't understand.
Here is a young Herring Gull just minding it's own business and watching me from the top of a street light. I did not think for one moment it was sizing me up as possible breakfast.