Seagulls....(edited)

[heslopian]

Why are seagulls still called seagulls?

Granted,

I'm sure there are still a few
Hardcore originals out there. Witty line.
Balancing precariously on some
Small cliff face ledge with a sea view to live for. Is "ledge" needed?

But they are not the same seagulls that I speak of.
The city dwellers, the rooftop occupiers,
The "Your food is my food" seagulls.
These are the beasts that I speak of. Great verse, especially L2 and 3, which humanise seagulls in a quietly powerful way.

Arrogantly strutting their stuff down the high street,
Scattering happy go lucky window shoppers. Another witty line, which made me smile.
Surveying the potential for wayward scraps. As the following line feels like the second clause of a sentence begun here, do you need the full stop, or any punctuation at all?
With a determined imperious swagger.

They've got evil eyes.
They unnerve me.
That sideways stare,
Obviously learnt from studying Picasso. This poem is full of witty smile-inducing lines
They know more than what they are letting on. Another smasher!

Ask the Crows. They know the reality. Why is "Crows" capitalised midway through a sentence?
Ferocious enemies, Crow and seagull. Ditto.
Seen them fighting on many occasions.
Or rather,
Crow antagonises.
Seagull gives chase.
Crow flies into nearest tree.
Crow gloats.
Don't mess with the shape shifters,
It is a different level of comprehension. This verse reminds me of Ted Hughes' "Crow" poems.

The other day whilst meandering towards the forest,
I saw in the clear blue sky; aerial acrobatics.
Seagulls, four of them, swooping, rushing a Bird of Prey. Again with the capitals, and in the following line. Is this part of an effect you're going for?
A Hawk, solitary, hunting in the same place as it always has.

It's all turvy topsy I tell you.
Forest... Eight miles from the sea.
Gulls harassing a Hawk.

The Hawk didn't flinch in the slightest.
Composed, a beautiful sight to.....
But back, back, back to point in question.

Gulls of the sea they are no longer!
I'm not asking for a cull.
Just a reclassification.
A subspecies.

And you never know.
With an authentic identity,
A separate heritage. Should this be a comma?
They might just become more....

Peaceful.

I hope my critique wasn't too serious. Most of what I've said above is just compliments, observations and minor grammatical tweaks. The poem was warm and sweet; I enjoyed it a good deal. My critique is, of course, JMHO. Thank you for the read