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MASSACRE' Hundreds of dead birds litter Rome street after they were ‘scared to death by New Year’s Eve fireworks’ despite ban
The Sun UK ^ | 01 Jan 21 | Christy Cooney

Posted on 01/01/2021 9:35:28 PM PST by blueplum

HUNDREDS of birds found dead on a street in Rome on New Year's Eve were scared to death by fireworks, animal rights campaigners have claimed.

It comes after a ban on fireworks in the city, introduced to protect people, animals, and heritage sites, went largely ignored....

...The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says that there is "little evidence to suggest that fireworks harm wild birds or affect their conservation status".

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: eussr; fakenews; fireworks; fourthreich; italy; ornithology; reallyfakenews; rome; rspb
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To: Viking2002

I was an adult before I saw someone ELSE light their darts.

I really thought it was just an urban legend.


21 posted on 01/01/2021 11:12:14 PM PST by Kevmo (I'm in a slow motion Red Dawn reality TV show. The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
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To: Kevmo

My buddy set his carpet AND his jeans on fire when he was 17. If he’d have burned his ass off, I still would have laughed. LOL!


22 posted on 01/01/2021 11:26:03 PM PST by Viking2002 (When aliens fly past Earth, they probably lock their doors.)
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To: Kevmo; Viking2002
> I was an adult before I saw someone ELSE light their darts farts.

Fixed it for ya. It's very important when lighting farts to either drop trou, or be wearing very light/permeable shorts. Otherwise some or all of the fart gas gets trapped in the pants, and when lit, can catch the pants themselves on fire, and/or burn one's posterior.

I learned that by watching someone make the mistake, as a teenager. For some reason, I've never successfully ignited my own farts. Must be my diet.

23 posted on 01/01/2021 11:30:12 PM PST by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: Kevmo

Well, at least it shows some initiative. Some of the seagulls around here just hang around at McDonalds, waiting for hand-outs.


24 posted on 01/01/2021 11:32:30 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: IYAS9YAS

Lots of birds steer clear of storms. Thunder has a completely different sonic signature than explosions.


25 posted on 01/01/2021 11:35:07 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: dayglored
Have a dinner of corned beef brisket and cabbage simmered in chicken stock. I'll guarantee you that you'll get a thrust-to-weight ratio that'll make Elon Musk proud. *chuckle*

Really. Cabbage simmered in chicken stock with a little cracked pepper is delicious. Try it.

26 posted on 01/02/2021 12:05:53 AM PST by Viking2002 (When aliens fly past Earth, they probably lock their doors.)
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To: blueplum

The noisy blasts from my shotguns didn’t kill the birdies, it was the lead shot. Oy!


27 posted on 01/02/2021 3:12:38 AM PST by W. (And now, more beer, and Les Nessman!)
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To: wardaddy
Never saw a dead pigeon in Chinatown?

Cue the "that wasn't chicken" fortune cookie

28 posted on 01/02/2021 3:32:54 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: blueplum

Should make all of the mangy Rome cats happy.


29 posted on 01/02/2021 5:21:14 AM PST by moovova
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To: Colt1851Navy

The humble parakeet from Australia has a second moniker: budgerigar. It is a homophonic translation of what the aborigines called them. Its meaning was “tasty little birds”.


30 posted on 01/02/2021 11:05:46 AM PST by Kevmo (I'm in a slow motion Red Dawn reality TV show. The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
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To: blueplum

The fireworks startle the birds into flight at night when they are blind. No instrument flight is short lived.


31 posted on 01/02/2021 11:18:11 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: blueplum
Hundreds of birds?

There's probably millions of pigeons in Rome.

32 posted on 01/02/2021 11:23:57 AM PST by Drew68
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To: gundog

I think the last thing we need is smarter seagulls showing initiative. Let them ESAD.


33 posted on 01/02/2021 12:10:50 PM PST by Kevmo (I'm in a slow motion Red Dawn reality TV show. The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
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To: dayglored

You obviously need to change your diet.


34 posted on 01/02/2021 12:12:58 PM PST by Kevmo (I'm in a slow motion Red Dawn reality TV show. The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
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To: Kevmo
> You obviously need to change your diet.

I've considered that... But on the plus side, the so-far-non-ignitable gas tends to be non-injurious to those in the vicinity. I worry that adding dietary elements that foster greater flammability would also increase the danger to those nearby. Even if no one is around, I worry about peeling the paint -- I had a friend long ago whose flatulence was legendary, and I have no great desire to try to out-do him. :-)

35 posted on 01/02/2021 3:51:00 PM PST by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: dayglored

Well, the local bird population is thankful.


36 posted on 01/02/2021 6:30:42 PM PST by Kevmo (I'm in a slow motion Red Dawn reality TV show. The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
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To: Kevmo

Yeah, my buddy could knock a buzzard off a shit-wagon, as the saying goes. Any less robust avians would simply explode and drop out of the air in a blast of feathers.


37 posted on 01/02/2021 6:40:04 PM PST by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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