Something to crow about
Black and fond of carrion, crows never attracted much attention until scientists started testing their intelligence. Now we know how smart crows are, people have started to look a lot less special.
Tag: animals
Penguins keeping out the cold
If you are reading this you are probably young and looking to the future, although it is unlikely you are planning your twilight years just yet. It is however worth taking heart from the evidence that even the oldest people …
Second seagull nest discovered!
As some of you might have already concluded from the sounds of chicks calling for food from two separate locations on our roof that we have had two pairs of breeding gulls raising broods on our Sedum roof this year, although we …
Growing up big and strong
Watch out for the gull chick that is now so well fed it can turn its beak up at what is on offer! https://youtu.be/tmpPdmA4XrA
Not all urban gulls are after your chips
According to a recent study, urban gulls in St Ives were found to be foraging for food anywhere from farmland to the deep sea rather than loitering with intent outside chip shops and ice cream parlours waiting for tasty tidbits to …
Gull chick update
Our three gull chicks are drinking, bathing and looking happy, healthy and strong today. Make sure you follow their lead and drink plenty to stay hydrated in the warm weather. Water fountains are available on the ground and second floors.
Breeding gull pair return to the flat sedum roof
We are delighted to welcome back what we believe to be the same breeding pair of (herring) gulls, who are once again settling into their favourite nesting spot on our Sedum roof, which admittedly simulates a comfortable cliff ledge (the …
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Creative Arts Book of the Week 04/06/2015
In a slight change to our usual routine, this week’s Creative Arts Book of the Week has been chosen and reviewed by Pablo, our friendly library penguin… Animals, by Camilla de la Bédoyère, is a beautiful new book of illustrations which …
Library seagull video goes global
Planet Bizzaro, the part of Brazil’s largest news portal, G1, dedicated to bringing the funny, strange and different to the world, reported on our video of one of the seagulls that hatched on our roof last year being surprised at its own reflection …
Sadly, only two gulls left
It is with a heavy heart that Library Twitcher must report that one of the Herring Gull chicks was killed in a freak accident with a closing window. The operating mechanism and window placement is in such a position that …
