Has anyone ever seen a seagull (or any other bird) float?

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<p>I keep catching them floating now that I watch them carefully. Are they doing this just for me, or is this a general phenomenon?</p>

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<p>… like a duck?</p>

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<p>Well seagulls are able to drink saltwater (and filter out the salt) so they may be floating to drink the water.</p>

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<p>I mean floating in the air. levitating.</p>

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<p>^Huh? Maybe they aren’t seagulls but aliens sent to kidnap you…</p>

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<p>They float, yes.</p>

<p>I’ve seen them float too in a swimming pool. . .</p>

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<p>" They aaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllllllllll float down here . " What movie ?</p>

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<p>The op is talking about Seagulls that hover in one place like a helicopter.</p>

<p>Yeah it happens on windy days. Gusts of wind push against the poor seagull.</p>

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<p>Oh. No, I haven’t seen a seagull hover in the air before. -__-</p>

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<p>But I did witness a [url=&lt;a href=“http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/14/article-1181481-03A6B8D20000044D-90_468x286_popup.jpg]harrier[/url”&gt;http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/14/article-1181481-03A6B8D20000044D-90_468x286_popup.jpg]harrier[/url</a>] hover and levitate in the sky.</p>

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<p>Hover in the air!?!?! O_o Man that is freaky!</p>

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<p>Hummingbirds do that all the time lol, but I’m a bird lover and never seen that happen. Do you mean floating without using its wings to flap or something?f</p>

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<p>^ I didn’t know that you were a bird lover…</p>