Weihai watches seagulls go to Hailu Island in September. Hailu Island, near Chengshantou, is a small reef island. There are no human inhabitants on the island, and the eastern part of the island is a gathering place for seagulls. In summer, there are hundreds of thousands of seagulls on Liuhai Island in Weihai, which is a paradise for seagulls. The west of the island is the gathering place of egrets. You can see them flying all over the sky, but because there is no way to find them, you can't observe them up close.
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Seagull, a kind of medium-sized seabirds with birds' wings and gulls, has a wide variety, and most of the seagulls living in Weihai are black-tailed gulls. Their heads, necks, waists and tails are covered with feathers, the whole lower body is white, their backs and wings are dark gray, the primary feathers on their wings are black, the rest are dark gray, and the tips of big feathers are gray. They often fly over the sea or feed with ships, and they often flock to feed in coastal fishing grounds.
Seagulls are called "forecasters" of maritime navigation safety. Because their bones are hollow and tubular and filled with air without bone marrow, they can foresee storms. If seagulls fly close to the sea, the weather will be fine in the future; If they wander along the seaside, the weather will get worse gradually; If seagulls leave the water and fly high, flying from the sea to the seaside in droves, or flocks of seagulls gather on the beach or in cracks in rocks, this indicates that a storm is coming.
Seagulls feed on coastal insects, mollusks, crustaceans, worms and grubs in cultivated land, and also prey on fish and shrimp on the shore and pick up leftovers discarded on the shore and on ships. Therefore, seagulls are nicknamed "harbour cleaners".
Seagulls like to gather in food-rich waters. Therefore, where large flocks of seagulls are found, the waters must be full of life. Fish jump in the blue sea and seagulls fly in the blue sky, which makes the rich ocean full of vitality. Similarly, the appearance of a large number of seagulls also witnessed Weihai's superior geographical environment and remarkable ecological and environmental protection effects.
Since ancient times, seagulls often represent the fighting spirit of being strong, fearless, brave, indomitable and struggling with the wind and waves. Just like Weihai people, generation after generation, we struggled hard, shouldered heavy responsibilities, courageously set sail against the wind, overcame one difficulty after another, strived to be in the forefront one after another, and wrote a new chapter with our struggle.
The breeze is not dry, but the sunshine is just right. When bloom is warm in spring, come to Weihai seaside to see seagulls, listen to their voices and interpret pure praise for you.