How
to feed the seagulls 101
I
was so sad when I heard people in Houston don’t ride the ferry to Galveston. I
just didn’t know.
As
a kid, that ferry ride was at least as much fun as the island. Feeding the
birds was the tops. Going with my family was fun because Grandma would be so
funny about holding her hand just so in case anything decided to jump off of
her into the water.
Later
I went with my high school friends and it was always fun to toss your bread so
that maybe a seagull would try to eat it from the top of their head. Now that’s
free fun, folks.
This
is a memory of seagulls all along our beautiful Texas Coast. I ran into some in
the Bolivar area who followed me down the block, from the highway to the water.
The thing is, I didn’t want to feed them in front of someone’s cabin driveway
if that was not considered kosher. Maybe people who live there don’t find a
flock of seagulls as much fun as I do. So, I tried to coax them a little at a
time. It worked.
When
I felt I could feed freely, I pulled out my secret weapon. A bag of tortilla
chips my mom sent with me from her Mexican take-out. Here’s the lesson, if you
didn’t know:
Tortilla
chips can sail with the wind for amazing catches.
Also,
you can crumple them up to make one chip become dozens of chip dust that will
send those birds into a frenzy. Fun!
If
you haven’t been to the beach yet this summer, may I suggest Sea Rim State
Park. While you’re at it, vote for it as your favorite state park on the Texas
Parks & Wildlife Foundation site.
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