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Gull’s Eye View Did you know that gulls see in color? They don’t see the way we humans do because they have four types of cones (in their eye) and we only have three. Besides our red, green and blue that we see, they can see infared color. When a seagull looks at the sky, it is not blue like we see it, they see violet. They can also see more coloring in a male gull than the female and easily tell them apart. We can’t. Ever see a gull standing on one leg? They do that to keep warm. By standing on one leg, and pulling the other leg up against the warmth of its body, a bird can reduce by up to half, the amount of heat lost through its legs. What are those birds looking at? When a seagull is on the ground, it likes to face into the wind to provide a quick take off. It takes far less space and time to get airborne if they are already facing into the wind. That is why you see a bunch of birds looking in the same direction! Photo by Lisa Ball �������������������������������������������������������� ���� Facebook.com/NJBeachLife


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