Ivana

Hi, my name is Ivana and I am a volunteer in Biom association. The bird that I am similar to, or other way around, is the Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis). Why yellow-legged gull you may ask? Out of all birds, this gull is so casual and always around that most people are blind to it and they don’t even notice it when they see it. I would say this is our strongest bond in terms of similarity. I am just like a gull, sometimes quiet but with a great empathy which comes to the surface when you most need it, it flashes just like gull’s wings while it is flying through endless blue sky.

Yellow-legged gull likes to travel large distances and is a common guest to almost all European countries. It can also be seen on garbage landfills or when it is stalking fellow fishermen. That is also one of the similarities: we are wanderers that like to explore and be at unusual places where no one expects us, but always with the thought that we will soon return to our habitat and float peacefully in the blue sea.

Yellow-legged gull is a highly adaptable bird which nests almost everywhere. For nesting, it best suits salt pans, pastures, sea and river shores, rocky and sandy shores, and sometimes even on the top of the buildings roof . We are similar even in terms of habitat, my life was marked by living in a blue building, aware that it might be nicer to live somewhere overlooking an open pasture, but like seagulls, adaptability has never been a problem for me. In addition to the fact that seagulls easily adapt to their environment, they often strongly influence it. They have an impact by cleaning our beaches of various waste, and considering that I also care a lot about their cleanliness and often participate in cleaning actions, so I can say that  I and seagull can identify with our work habits.