Gloria the Herring Gull

Gloria is a fierce adult herring gull, who spends a lot of time on the neighbor's roof. She successfully raised at least one chick during the 2024 breeding season, which causes her to get into a lot of disputes about food and territory with the other gulls.

She occasionally visits the balcony with new (minor and superficial) injuries. One time she showed up with blood of another animal all over her face, another time the gull living on our roof pulled feathers out of her face above the beak, and this time she showed up with blood around her eye.

We followed her closely, and luckily the wound healed quickly and without any complications.