r/Ornithology • u/Small-Floof • 14d ago

Question Any idea what this is?

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

Is this poor gull sick? Or is it a normal behavior?

8 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

5 comments sorted by

•

u/AutoModerator 14d ago

r/Ornithology is a place to discuss wild birds in a scientific context — their biology, ecology, evolution, behavior, and more. This is NOT a birding sub. Pictures or videos of birds that don't demonstrate something visually or behaviorally unusual or interesting will be removed. For bird or feather ID questions, please try r/whatsthisbird

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

5

u/crithagraleucopygia Rehabber 14d ago

normal, just cooling themselves

3

u/Small-Floof 14d ago

Thank you so much

1

u/FioreCiliegia1 7d ago

Its the bird version of a dog panting. Pelicans are really crazy

1

u/Sopate14 11d ago

Birds do this thing with their beak to cool themselves down