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We took a few days off and went to Mustang Island on the Texas coast. Yesterday morning I tried to interview a seagull. They’re kind of camera shy.

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24 Comments

  1. schlomo
    Posted July 3, 2005 at 2:42 pm | Permalink

    Seagulls just aren’t known to be good communicators. I learned the hard way…but I can’t talk about it since the divorce is pending.

  2. Jan
    Posted July 3, 2005 at 6:22 pm | Permalink

    They call him, “Verdi, paparazzi to the birds.”

    What a riot, Verdi.

  3. Shahid
    Posted July 3, 2005 at 6:47 pm | Permalink

    I liked it when he stopped after you, and started to run again.

  4. Joan
    Posted July 3, 2005 at 7:01 pm | Permalink

    Seagulls here are agressive like in “Finding Nemo”. Maybe if you had food he would be more responsive. :)
    I loved it, I should try that with the caterpillars eating my plants.

  5. Richard BF
    Posted July 3, 2005 at 7:20 pm | Permalink

    Boy did he play you. Always knew exactly how far to keep away. Love it.

  6. Chuck
    Posted July 3, 2005 at 8:16 pm | Permalink

    E.L. Woody would be proud.

  7. Josh Leo
    Posted July 4, 2005 at 3:09 am | Permalink

    I was just waiting for you to ask him abouot RSS 2.0 with enclosures…I think we could get a whole series of these…get people to collaborate to do “The wildlife Interviews” 2 thumbs up!

  8. Greg
    Posted July 4, 2005 at 9:11 am | Permalink

    next time, try interviewing Mr. Seagull near his nest. I’m sure he’d have lots to say while he dive bombs you.

  9. ryanne
    Posted July 4, 2005 at 3:13 pm | Permalink

    i’m in an airport in washington dc
    and i just laughed my butt off.
    that was so funny.

  10. Tim
    Posted July 4, 2005 at 10:52 pm | Permalink

    Hmmm, maybe he knew you were really going to ask him about that affair he had with the transsexual flamingo in Florida last year…

  11. Scott Walker
    Posted July 5, 2005 at 11:38 am | Permalink

    Boy, that’s what I call a “bird’s eye view!”

    Very funny!

  12. richard
    Posted July 6, 2005 at 7:33 am | Permalink

    just get some bread or something and they are a lot more willing to talk – that’s my experience … entertaining video

  13. Nick Bourbon
    Posted July 6, 2005 at 4:33 pm | Permalink

    Yeah, I’ve had similar problems with fish. And republicans. I think it requires higher thinking abilities.

  14. Carl Weaver
    Posted July 6, 2005 at 7:43 pm | Permalink

    Verdi, I think you should tame the seagulls and recruit them as videographers so you can get good aerial shots.

    It worked during WWII…

  15. taxiplasm
    Posted July 7, 2005 at 5:05 pm | Permalink

    laugh and a half! When I was in Monacco a couple of weeks ago the gulls wouldn’t stop approaching me must me! social seagulls must be a Euro thing.

    -taxiplasm
    http://gnitseretni.blogspot.com

  16. annie
    Posted July 8, 2005 at 12:36 am | Permalink

    oh that was so great. hahaha.
    you might make a good paparazzi.

  17. Monika
    Posted July 8, 2005 at 8:35 pm | Permalink

    That was hilarious. How do you say “no comment” in seagull? “How fast can you go?” Priceless!

  18. Erin
    Posted July 11, 2005 at 9:53 am | Permalink

    Hilarious!!!

  19. jack
    Posted July 11, 2005 at 11:39 am | Permalink

    Hey, I was on Mustang Island last week, too!

    But I filmed the pelicans as well.

    Blog to come…

  20. Nathan
    Posted July 11, 2005 at 6:27 pm | Permalink

    That was ridiculously hilarious and you are way to intent on getting that interview Michael. Its probably for the better though, I bet that seagull is a huge fan of H.264 despite its shortfalls.

  21. Zadi
    Posted July 19, 2005 at 5:56 am | Permalink

    omg. it’s like 4am in CA and i’m trying to stop from busting out laughing. ha! :)

  22. Duane Kuss
    Posted July 20, 2005 at 9:06 am | Permalink

    It looks to me like a visit to seagull communications school might be in order…

    All though last I heard… it’s for the birds… :)

    DU

  23. juan carlos gonzalez
    Posted July 22, 2005 at 3:01 pm | Permalink

    hillarious man!
    wonderfully playful too

  24. Michael Meiser
    Posted August 5, 2006 at 1:29 am | Permalink

    Wow, still classic. :)

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