Birds of a Feather... separate!

I love this picture. I took it 'up north' somewhere on the coast. The separation actually went on for a lot longer fence than you see here, with only a very rare empty spot. NEVER were there two seagulls in the same section of fence. Do you suppose they know this? Is this a conscious choice, made by a species that has a difficult time sharing, or is it pure happenstance-a lucky coinky dink... I like to think that each bird carefully picked his or her spot, choosing one that they utilize on a regular basis. THEIR place. A spot to contemplate, to ruminate, to rejuvenate... or simply wait for food to make an appearance. They make me think of that wonderful depiction of seagulls in Nemo... all shouting "mine mine mine mine mine"... whenever food appeared.

I'm hoping these gulls were smarter.

I didn't feed them for fear of disturbing the arrangement...

and the mood...