Bird encounters
There’s a seagull here who has built a nest in a flowerbed. I guess it had built it there because it had not found a suitable spot in a high place or there weren’t so many people around here. When people approach, it starts yelling very loud to make people leave, the gull has chicks underneath. The chicks are really cute, but however cute they are, you can’t disturb them. The gull parent might be scared that someone is going to harm their babies, so I let them be.
While we were sitting on a park bench, a little bird flew to my and my friend’s feet. It tried to eat my snacks, and as they crumbled easily, it just came to my feet at once to grab some.
(a story written by an upper secondary student at the Natureculture Research Station, summer 2024)