Did you ever have a probl;em with seagulls?

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I like most animals and have spent part of today inside our french window watching the birds and a couple of little mice running around on our terrace. But now that we've moved to the seaside there is one thing that worries me - the thought of being harassed by seagulls. I lived by the sea as a child and my sister still lives in the same town. The gulls used to bring their young to a flat roof on a house nearby and sometimes one would fly down into our garden. My dad was often dive bombed by an angry parent because he was in the garden near its fledgeling. My mother sometimes put up an umbrella for protection while hanging out the washing. More recently my siister was having a barbecue and a great bird swooped down and swiped a piece of chicken that was cooking just feet from where she and her friends were sitting. Tourist on seats by the harbour eating fish and chips from paper bags often have them torn out of their hands. Those are herring gulls, and the ones we have here are a bit smaller, but they still make me nervous. Have you ever had any experiences like this?