It’s a fine line, that moment between sleep, and wakefulness. The spare seconds that your brain allows you before it starts the midnight ramblings. The two o’clock wanderings through memories, and to do lists. The four am wakeup call from Bootsie, who clearly telegraphs by scratching the carpet, I want to go out NOW!
And during all this, the seagulls. Ranting, raving, screeching, roaring, squawking, shrill, strident, and the loudest continuing noise we have ever heard from them before. Something is disturbing their sleep, not that we ever thought they had time to do that, and they in turn are interrupting what little we get.
Do you live near the water, by a lake, or the ocean? Have you noticed that there is very little peas and quiet where you live lately? Actually this has been going on since early winter. It’s unusual, continues all day and night, and is very noisy.
Keening, and calling the seagulls are all the way up our street, loudly letting everyone know that they are under some sort of disturbance. In all the years that I have lived here, more then the fingers on three hands, it’s never been like this. Is there a population explosion?
No room at the ocean, maybe the Bed and Breakfasts are holding midnight feedings for them?
And they certainly do sound like they are having indigestion, all night. “ooooohhhhh eeeeeeee, aaaaaa oooooohhhhh. Keeeeeeee, ooooohhhhh. nnnnnnnoooooooo, shouldn’t have eaten those last 5 french fries.
I am thinking of taping a few hours of it, and using to deter the raccoons off of my deck.
The heck with the french fries, the seagulls, and the noise, I just want some peas, and quiet please. At least up country, all I have to deal with are the coyotes, and the magpies.
Oh, and the bears, and the possums, and the mice…bliss.
Jen
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Wish I had sweet peas, I like yours.Hope you are feeling better even with the raving.
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So much elegance in these tiny blooms! As for the birds, I am getting nuts from all these crows that appeared from nowhere a week ago and don't stop making the awful noise!
ReplyDeleteI wonder what that is all about? We have had a hawk doing something similar for days and days...I have searched to see if one was injured or something but to no avail. Maybe it lost a mate? Maybe sad that its babies have fledged?
ReplyDeleteStrange happenings here on the West coast! KIm
Hi Jen, Beautiful pictures as always. We have squirrels that kinda squawk continually and it drives us nuts! Sometimes at night, turkey vultures make pig squealing noises too! Oh well, at least it's not traffic noise!!!
ReplyDeleteWhenever there is a population explosion it is because there are not enough predators. As we build all over the habitat of the predators then the food chain is out of whack.
ReplyDeleteA predator usually has one or maybe two babies where as their prey often have several. One less predator means maybe 5 more critters screaming at you at the beach.
That being said what would be a predator of the the seagulls at the beach?
not close to any body of water in missouri.
ReplyDeletei've seen the ocean at different places a few times in my life. it's breathtakingly beautiful.
but i guess every rose has its thorn.
:)
have a calm and blessed day~
chas
Seagulls, crows, a hawk, and I have grackles that are driving us to the moon. It must be something in the weather disturbances lately. Everything, and everyone, seem to be riled up.
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I can't imagine what it's like to have your slumber interrupted by those sounds, as I've never lived in a place where there were any. I wonder what's got them all a-chatter? Your words are quite poetic.
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Darling write, Jen! Love those beautiful sweet peas. Mother used to grow them the full side of our garage, carefully stringing up the string to climb on & clipping them gently for her bouquets.
ReplyDeleteWe are fortunate to be disturbed happily with the gold finches in the morn ...
Have a beautiful summers day ~
TTFN ~Hugs, Marydon
Not sure if my comment 'took' so I'll say 'hello' to let you know I was here (!).
ReplyDeleteLucy
Darn noisy birds! I hope you get to enjoy some quiet soon!
ReplyDeleteNoisy birds. They screech here too and poop on the decks! I sleep at the back of the house so am not so disturbed by them...
ReplyDeleteEarplugs are a must at this time of year.
I just recently planted some peas too!
ReplyDeleteMnn I can almost smell your sweet peas Jen. Mine will be flowering soon. I hope you get some peas and quiet soon.
ReplyDeleteNo idea what is disturbing the gulls, oddly we have few at our house even though we are close to the sea. But the country provides other noises - roosters crowing, cows mooing, crows patrolling the property and broadcasting their results, raccoons invading nests and cats fighting. Somewhere in there I sometimes hear the ocean hitting the shore.
ReplyDeleteSo funny you should mention this. The Frenchman and I have noticed that the seagulls have been especially raucus lately.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images, as usual.
I love sweet peas. They small so great. I like your plan to scare off raccoons. One I opened our garbage storage bin to find one snacking on the refuse. I screamed in surprise when he hissed at me. I was scared but he wasn't at all phased!
ReplyDeletePretty peas! I can almost see them twining around in your photos. Someday I'm going to plant some sweet peas on my garden, along with all the other cool plants that catch my eye on other blogs!
ReplyDeleteWe have very noisy chipmunks~they make a strange click, click, click that gets louder and faster every morning ...some warning system that they are going to go off on the intruder! I'll keep them, but please I want some of those lovely peas! gail
ReplyDeleteOh Jen, What a lovely way to address noise pollution. Even those darn birds make a racket. I love going out and clapping my hands so there is a loud clap and watch the crows fly... they do it every time and often it works on the Bluejays! Silly birds... the BJ's have gotten smarter though. What a noise they all make... it pierces the silence. The catbirds too with their whiney calls early am ... what a bother. I do laugh at myself... for so many have to listen to horrid man made noises hourly. I do so miss the comforting calls and songs of the songbirds... all gone now... or quiet at least. I do love hearing the coyotes, though fear for the little fauns. We all need lots of peas and quiet ... I hope you can find some soon. Lovely colors in your sweet pea photos. Thank you for your caring note! ;>)
ReplyDeleteI love your Sweet Peas..they are so pretty, they are a fav of the area Deer here. You need head phones or ear plugs or country living! :)
ReplyDeleteJen, I will take some of that peas too, please! :)
ReplyDeleteThe seagulls haven't taken up residence here, but it seems everything else has. I don't know... do you want to trade your seagulls for my neighbors that insist on turning up their radio (tuned to news talk) up to a gazillion decibels? I'm open for bartering... ;-)
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