Saturday, January 11, 2020

NB: actual birds in this case


Just like the White House.
The agency released a request for information (RFI) this week seeking possible solutions to the approximately 300 vultures roosting on the CBP radio towers at Kingsville, Texas. One solution includes netting to deter the birds.

  The Hill
I bet the Trump brothers have another solution.
Vultures are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the USDA notes they are known for nesting in massive numbers.
Trump will have that taken care of with an executive order and then turn his sons loose.
"They will often defecate and vomit from their roost onto buildings below that house employees and equipment," the official said. "There are anecdotes about birds dropping prey from a height of three-hundred feet, creating a terrifying and dangerous situation for those concerned."
They know. I'm rooting for the vultures.

As an aside, this article calls a group of vultures a kettle.  I've never heard that before.  I also recently learned that a group of wild turkeys is called a rafter.  That's easier to imagine the origin of than kettle.

But, according to Wikipedia, kettle might not be the proper word. "A kettle is a term that birders use to describe a group of birds wheeling and circling in the air." It might be more appropriate to call them a committee.



I wonder if the vultures in the White House also urinate on themselves to keep cool.  #PeeTape

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