Posted on 01/02/2011 8:33:08 AM PST by edpc
BEEBE, Ark. – Wildlife officials are trying to determine what caused more than 1,000 blackbirds to die and fall from the sky over an Arkansas town.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said Saturday that it began receiving reports about the dead birds about 11:30 p.m. the previous night. The birds fell over a 1-mile area of Beebe, and an aerial survey indicated that no other dead birds were found outside of that area.
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I read they had lots of storms clashing over Missouri and Arkansas, best guess would be lightening strikes...
Aerial beeper set to kill.
Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye,
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened the birds began to sing,
Oh wasn’t that a dainty dish to set before the king?
The king was in his counting house counting out his money,
The queen was in the parlour eating bread and honey
The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes,
When down came a blackbird and pecked off her nose!
Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye.
Four and twenty blackbirds,
Baked in a pie.
Where was the king when this was happening?
Contrails!
Hint: Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye .....
Whats a beeber ?
And only one species affected. That seems to be a feature of the “animals falling from the sky” type phenomena. Do these birds flock in groups that large?
I had the pie idea also.;-)
someone poisoned the water supply/mud puddle...
What was the last thing they ate?
“Do these birds flock in groups that large?”
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Yes they do, go to YouTube search and enter: “murmuration”
Here's a clue: 1,000 divided 24 = 41.67
That and some rye should help you out!
1000 / 24 = 41.6
“Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie” from the old nursery rhymne, “Sing a Song of Sixpence”.
Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye,
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened the birds began to sing,
Oh wasn’t that a dainty dish to set before the king?
The king was in his counting house counting out his money,
The queen was in the parlour eating bread and honey
The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes,
When down came a blackbird and pecked off her nose!
Good one !!!
And BTW I taught my kids to know what it means ...
BB guns. It’s only midmorning January 2, and already we have consecutive posts vying for post of the year.
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