September 21, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, retsevlys said: I hope 2.999 billion of these are mockingbirds. Good choice. Mine would be starlings.
September 21, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, VirginiaLonghorn said: Good choice. Mine would be starlings. Also blue jays. Nice looking, but assholes. And grackles.
September 21, 20196 yr 22 hours ago, Deej said: Numbers line up. Cats kill up to 3.7B birds annually https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/29/cats-wild-birds-mammals-study/1873871/ We all know that all dogs go to heaven, cats on the other hand...
September 21, 20196 yr Europe is an advance copy of this. They have hardly any songbirds. When you fly over you see why. No habitat. Cats accelerate the problem for ground loving birds like robins and cardinals. Fuck cats.
September 21, 20196 yr Idiot World Example: Cat lovers would happily watch the world die instead of not replacing their deceased Mr. Whiskers. Example #2: They, either willfully or ignorantly, know nothing about this plague. Besides, it's just another plague. Who can keep up? I wish a Kardashian would appear in one of the Real Housewives shows. That'd be great.
September 21, 20196 yr But my vehicles still managed to get bird shit on them almost on cue after washing them
September 21, 20196 yr 57 minutes ago, freyguy said: Cats are to blame....that's some funny shit right there.... What's funny about it ? It's a pretty long time stated reason. In fact I think the science is settled on it.
September 21, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Nueces River Rat said: But my vehicles still managed to get bird shit on them almost on cue after washing them That’s because the dozen surviving birds roost right over your driveway.
September 21, 20196 yr On 9/20/2019 at 11:41 AM, Deej said: Numbers line up. Cats kill up to 3.7B birds annually https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/29/cats-wild-birds-mammals-study/1873871/ They also kill between 6 and 20 billion mice, rats, and rodents per year. Places that have removed all their feral cats have seen explosions in their rat populations. They do wreak havoc on native rodent species, but so do rats. The answer to all this is to release snakes. They will take care of the cat and rodent problem while leaving birds mostly alone. Then you have to get something to take care of the snake problem. Edited September 21, 20196 yr by FondrenRoad
September 21, 20196 yr Little bird come shit upon my window sill Shat there thru the falling rain Watched that little bird upon my window sill And then I watched my neighbors cat come feed again Edited September 21, 20196 yr by El Diablo
September 22, 20196 yr 20 hours ago, ImissWallyPryor said: I assume you’re talking about the Atwater’s Prairie Chickens in Texas? If you’re talking about Greater Prairie Chickens, they aren’t faring as well or as widely as they did prior to agriculture taking away much of their habitat, but they are doing relatively well in their current range. In fact, GPCs are hunted in most if not all of the Northern Great Plains states. Hunting isn’t nearly as big of a problem for birds as is habitat loss as long as hunting is managed before it’s too late. Game bird populations will normally recover enough to be hunted if given proper habitat. Excuse the fuck out of me. You got a problem with Atwater's Prairie Chickens, fuckface?
September 22, 20196 yr 42 minutes ago, Steel Shank said: Excuse the fuck out of me. You got a problem with Atwater's Prairie Chickens, fuckface? I knew you were an Atwater.
September 22, 20196 yr I know a few soldiers that are responsible for a sizeable number of bird deaths. Only the yellow colored birds though. In fairness, the reason for the deaths are pretty sound....
September 22, 20196 yr 12 hours ago, ImissWallyPryor said: I knew you were an Atwater. I ❤️ Atwater's Prairie Chickens!!
September 22, 20196 yr 23 hours ago, FondrenRoad said: They also kill between 6 and 20 billion mice, rats, and rodents per year. Places that have removed all their feral cats have seen explosions in their rat populations. They do wreak havoc on native rodent species, but so do rats. The answer to all this is to release snakes. They will take care of the cat and rodent problem while leaving birds mostly alone. Then you have to get something to take care of the snake problem. Mongoose!
September 22, 20196 yr 33 minutes ago, 66BUFF said: Mongoose! Then what do you do about the mongoose problem?
September 22, 20196 yr 29 minutes ago, freyguy said: Yeah, but what kills a mongoose? More mongooses? Mongeese.
September 22, 20196 yr Obviously I'm not the only one reminded of Kumail Nanjiani's story about the birthday party where the Cobra fights the Mongoose to the death for the 5 year old's entertainment. "Yeah, if you have that move...that should definitely be your first move." Edited September 22, 20196 yr by Lobo
September 22, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, Lobo said: Obviously I'm not the only one reminded of Kumail Nanjiani's story about the birthday party where the Cobra fights the Mongoose to the death for the 5 year old's entertainment. Yeah. I know that one. Funny shit.
September 22, 20196 yr 45 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said: Then what do you do about the mongoose problem? Cajuns? They will eat anything. Just have to make a roux.
September 22, 20196 yr On 9/20/2019 at 6:52 PM, Incredulity said: Think a decline in total numbers might be related to a massive increase in the population of birds of prey? They don’t just eat rodents. There were ZERO bald eagles in the lower 48 in the 70’s and early 80’s. Now they are common. A lot of cities have been putting birds of prey in downtown areas to cut down the pigeon and grackle populations. Not it is funnier than walking around/eating in a downtown area during lunch and seeing a woman freak out as a red tailed hawk turns a pigeon into a cloud of feathers. Edited September 22, 20196 yr by Trey3216
September 22, 20196 yr I remember seeing huge flocks of blackbirds that nearly blacked out the sky and went on for what seemed like a mile. That was pretty common back in the 70's. I haven't seen a flock like that in 20 years or more.
September 22, 20196 yr On 9/21/2019 at 11:29 AM, Nueces River Rat said: But my vehicles still managed to get bird shit on them almost on cue after washing them Fucking this. It's like those feathered fucks hate on black cars.
September 22, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, freyguy said: Yeah, but what kills a mongoose? More mongooses? Well, there was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
September 22, 20196 yr On 9/21/2019 at 12:15 PM, FondrenRoad said: They also kill between 6 and 20 billion mice, rats, and rodents per year. Places that have removed all their feral cats have seen explosions in their rat populations. They do wreak havoc on native rodent species, but so do rats. The answer to all this is to release snakes. They will take care of the cat and rodent problem while leaving birds mostly alone. Then you have to get something to take care of the snake problem.
September 22, 20196 yr I blame Ted Stryker. "He's a menace to everything in the sky. Yes, birds too."
September 23, 20196 yr "Domesticated" cats have been slaying birds for thousands of years. I'm guessing the real reason for the reduction is pesticides/loss of habitat. In fact I'm going to wager there were more cats running around killing freely 50 years ago than there are now. We have a farm on the high plains and there are always around 10 barn cats that hang around the place, with the decrease in the number of individual farms over the last 50 years I'm guessing the killer farm cat population has decreased significantly.
September 23, 20196 yr And really, how many "city" cats actually get to go outdoors on a regular basis? I'm sure feral cats kill alot in the cities but they were killing that many 50 years ago.
September 23, 20196 yr 26 minutes ago, Ted Dantzler said: And really, how many "city" cats actually get to go outdoors on a regular basis? I'm sure feral cats kill alot in the cities but they were killing that many 50 years ago. Yep, it may be startling how many they kill, but they always have. And if it wasn't felis catus, it was lynx rufus or similar. People who don't fix and people who abandon their pets are shit. I was reading about caracals. They used to bait a patch to get a flock of pigeons on the ground and let a caracal loose on them. They can knock down 10 or 12 in one leap.
September 23, 20196 yr 15 hours ago, Ted Dantzler said: And really, how many "city" cats actually get to go outdoors on a regular basis? I'm sure feral cats kill alot in the cities but they were killing that many 50 years ago. I don't know. The general trend, I think, has been a population shift in the US to the warmer climate states. I'd imagine that that's where you will find more birds year round. Growing population with more and more cats to feed on birds that have become more adapted to living within the growing cities? Dunno. Just a thought with no real data.
September 24, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, Brothahorn said: Hmm..birds missing, chicken Tuesday blowing up. Jus saying. There is a shortage of chicken wings every Super Bowl Sunday. Coincidence ?
September 24, 20196 yr Seven ways to help birds, from Cornell. Mostly the usual suspects, but I'd never heard of the shade coffee thing. https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/seven-simple-actions-to-help-birds?utm_campaign=2019 09 Birds in Crisis - MC&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=77187898&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_z9jd6Lnp3WRqYVqXVkzUQNkB0F3PUXA2BwbSy5-Q5mJdarvKI8b-NZyqQ6gB87mZnK5amHXnHaQ32iPYw7TgtRYihyA&_hsmi=77187898 Edited September 24, 20196 yr by WBT
September 25, 20196 yr My last dog, Amber, was a cat exterminating machine. She always knew the correct angle to take when the cunts would run up a tree. Thinking they were safe they would stop half way up the trunk for a split second because cats are stupid. That is when Amber made the kill. Miss that girl. Edited September 25, 20196 yr by MissingInAction
September 25, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, MissingInAction said: My last dog, Amber, was a cat exterminating machine. She always knew the correct angle to take when the cunts would run up a tree. Thinking they were safe they would stop half way up the trunk for a split second because cats are stupid. That is when Amber made the kill. Miss that girl. She was a good girl.
September 25, 20196 yr On 9/22/2019 at 12:04 PM, Steel Shank said: I ❤️ Atwater's Prairie Chickens!! Same here. (Fuckin' delicious!)
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