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Gull chicks ‘hide’	What’s all the ruckus?
	This one did not look frightened; more curious than scared.

This chick might be younger
it hides its head ‘Ostrich’ like

Video --- MOV02112.MPG

	Nests look abandoned
	While the adults can be seen to generally stay around the nests most did not look to have been occupied in some time

	Lots of nervous noise
	In the background the Herring Gull colony takes flight and in foreground the glaucous wing produce a nervous cacophony as I approach nests MOV02110.MPG

	Chicks out sunning
	As chicks get older they spend more of their time out on the rocks. This image from distance Here is video which gives more context

Created by LG Tuesday, August 19, 2003