This entry relates to something that happened over a period of about 4 weeks. 

In July this year the number of seagulls in our town by the sea multiplied quite considerably. The weather had been good with plenty of sunshine to encourage the little seagull chicks to quickly grow into fledglings. 

One morning, whilst out on my terrace, I noticed a fledgling sitting in the corner and it seemed to have a broken wing. Maybe it had fallen from its nest on my roof. At first I didn't know what to do. But as the morning went on the fledgling was joined by what I thought must be the parents. I became quite concerned because the midday-sun was beating down on the little bird and the parents didn't seem to give it anything to eat or drink. So I took the decision to place a large bowl of water on my decking and result: the fledgling started to drink the water almost straight away. 

From that moment on the three seagulls were referred to as The Seagull-family! Over the following weeks the 'tag' seagull-family inspired visitors and friends to enquire about the little trio and it led to all kinds of comments and curiosities about them. I'm also glad to tell you that the fledgling grew strong and made a full recovery from its injury!