Bird Death Mystery

[Silver Searcher]

Found this shocking and bizare story today

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...g--single-garden.html?ITO=1708&referrer=yahoo

SS

 

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[shaun7]

That is weird

The bird of prey makes sense

 

[bravowhiskey]

Hey SS,

As long as they are only starlings, who cares? Here in the states, European Starlings as well as English Sparrows are two introduced (long ago) species that are considered vermin and it is legal to destroy them, their nests and young.
I certainly do not condone the destruction of any song birds, but them dang old sparrows are constantly fighting the Purple Martins for space in the martin house out in my front yard.
The starlings at least seem semi intelligent. I have heard them imitating what we refer to as a "wolf whistle". If you are unfamiliar with that, it is the whistle guys might do when a "comely wench" passes a construction site.
It may be of interest, that with all our "greenies" touting wind energy here, the big turbines mounted way up in the sky, are responsible for MANY species deaths, as they migrate across the country.
I really enjoy your posts on your many and varied finds you all make regularly.

BW

 

[Silver Searcher]

Hey SS,

As long as they are only starlings, who cares? Here in the states, European Starlings as well as English Sparrows are two introduced (long ago) species that are considered vermin and it is legal to destroy them, their nests and young.
I certainly do not condone the destruction of any song birds, but them dang old sparrows are constantly fighting the Purple Martins for space in the martin house out in my front yard.
The starlings at least seem semi intelligent. I have heard them imitating what we refer to as a "wolf whistle". If you are unfamiliar with that, it is the whistle guys might do when a "comely wench" passes a construction site.
It may be of interest, that with all our "greenies" touting wind energy here, the big turbines mounted way up in the sky, are responsible for MANY species deaths, as they migrate across the country.
I really enjoy your posts on your many and varied finds you all make regularly.

BW

Hi BW..yes I was aware of the Starlings ability for mimiking, when I used to fish for Carp, we used electronic bite indicaters, sometimes early on a morning the blackbirds would imitate them which would have us running out of our bivvies to find nothing had happened

We have the same problem with introduced species, the American Grey Squirel have almost routed out our native Red

SS

 

[allan]

its odd one part says they are falling from the sky and the next part says they hit the ground to avoid a predator. when I was a kid my brother and his friend shot their shotguns into a flock of them till the guns were empty and I swear only 3 birds fell . dang birds must have radar

 

[bravowhiskey]

It is funny how critters from different places have trouble fitting in. I have heard that some raccoons introduced for the fur market in Germany are really taking over the place and are not welcomed.

What do you refer to as the "Grey Squirrel"? We also have a "Red" Squirrel, cat squirrel, even a flying squirrel. Maybe some falconers can get their birds on them pesky varmits displacing your native species.

Best,
BW


BW

 

[shaun7]

Starlings are cousins of the Minor Bird!

 

[Silver Searcher]

It is funny how critters from different places have trouble fitting in. I have heard that some raccoons introduced for the fur market in Germany are really taking over the place and are not welcomed.

What do you refer to as the "Grey Squirrel"? We also have a "Red" Squirrel, cat squirrel, even a flying squirrel. Maybe some falconers can get their birds on them pesky varmits displacing your native species.

Best,
BW


BW

Cute...but a pest

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/190.shtml

SS

 

[shaun7]

It is funny how critters from different places have trouble fitting in. I have heard that some raccoons introduced for the fur market in Germany are really taking over the place and are not welcomed.

What do you refer to as the "Grey Squirrel"? We also have a "Red" Squirrel, cat squirrel, even a flying squirrel. Maybe some falconers can get their birds on them pesky varmits displacing your native species.

Best,
BW


BW

Cute...but a pest

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/190.shtml

SS

They eat acorns....watch out IP