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according to the video, they know it is done on purpose. that is kind of sad.
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(CNN) -- Someone went into a large roost of blackbirds in Beebe, Arkansas, as the clock struck midnight Saturday and set off fireworks, contributing to the deaths of scores of blackbirds, a state wildlife spokeswoman said.
Last New Year's Eve, roughly 5,000 birds were found dead in a square-mile area in Beebe, a central Arkansas town about 35 miles northeast of Little Rock through which birds migrate and that is home to a large roost for the birds.
Fireworks last year caused otherwise healthy birds to become disoriented and "fly all over the place" into stationary objects, such as trees and buildings, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission spokeswoman Ginny Porter said.
Those birds' deaths were likely "not intentional," Porter added.
But questions remain about the intention of the person or persons who set off fireworks that killed about 200 blackbirds this weekend.
In light of the fatalities one year earlier, a state wildlife officer and Beebe police officers were patrolling the area mindful of the dangers that fireworks posed to the blackbirds, the wildlife spokesman noted.
Even so, 50 birds died when fireworks went off around 7 p.m. Saturday, said Porter, who added, "We don't know where or who shot them (fireworks)."
The majority of the blackbird deaths occurred five hours later at midnight, in a bunch of trees, or roost, in a residential area.
"Someone went into the roost and set off fireworks," the spokeswoman said. " We didn't catch them, we don't know who."
Blackbirds have poor night vision and do not typically fly at night, according to the game commission.
Robbie Stroud, a resident of Beebe, told CNN affiliate KARK that the latest deaths of birds were disarming, but not as jarring as what happened 12 months ago.
"It was pretty wild," Stroud recalled of the scene last January 1. "We got out and backed out of the driveway, and it was freaky, man. There were dead birds lying everywhere."
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Racists.
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pfth ;P
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To the topic, some people consider them pests and wouldn't think twice about shooting one, same as squirrels and raccoons.
Could this have been teenagers in the woods with no idea about the birds?
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Why would someone deliberately kill a mockingbird?
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I hate blackbirds, pests.
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Why would someone deliberately kill a mockingbird?
To sell books!
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Four and two hundred blackbirds, baked in a pie...
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kids. kids will do all sorts of disturbing sh*t for fun.
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guess so
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This happened before not too long ago, didn't it?
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last year, same time, same place
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regulator_cracka posted:
Reapist posted:
Why would someone deliberately kill a mockingbird?
To sell books!
And make a movie. LOL
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sounds hilarious to me
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hmmmm good question. why would someone deliberately blow themselves in a market killing people?
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hmmmm good question. why would someone deliberately blow themselves in a market killing people?
shooting fireworks at birds is the same thing as killing people...
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Wasn't the government doing the same thing not too long ago with even a larger number of birds?
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They make good .22 targets.
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I think they key factor here has to be "in a residential area."
Someone is probably pissed off at being kept awake every single morning by scores of birds, and decided to do something about it.
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Weird.
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because god put small animals on this planet to allow hunters to sharpen their skill between hunting seasons.
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WhipSmack posted:
Bat_Avenger posted:
hmmmm good question. why would someone deliberately blow themselves in a market killing people?
shooting fireworks at birds is the same thing as killing people...
also it's Obama's fault, and something about pitbulls.
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Maybe they hate the Beatles.
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Ignorant entitled people raised by ignorant entitled parents - same as most problems with todays society
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you get that many of any species in a small area and people will consider them to be pests.
My mom hates starlings, because they chase off the chickadees, they'll eat all the food in the bird feeder and are extremely messy about it.
So my mom shoots the starlings, among other creatures she feels are rude to her precious chickadees.
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Looks like the blackbirds killed themselves.
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Probably just a drunk idiot thinking it would be messed up for it to happen two years in a row.
Drunk people are pretty stupid.
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Bat_Avenger posted:
hmmmm good question. why would someone deliberately blow themselves in a market killing people?
That's a serious blow job.
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Blackbird singing in the dead of night
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Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
if they're singing in the dead of night, that's bound to piss off a lot of people.
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Blackbird are like the Mexicans of the bird world
nobody likes them
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you get that many of any species in a small area and people will consider them to be pests.
My mom hates starlings, because they chase off the chickadees, they'll eat all the food in the bird feeder and are extremely messy about it.
So my mom shoots the starlings, among other creatures she feels are rude to her precious chickadees.
starlings are evil if the flock is big enough they will chase my dogs away from their food dish so they can steal the food.
I have watched them do this.
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they were just preparing for a wedding.... you see if he didnt scare away about a bazillion bird before Shelby's reception he'd have to deal with his wife, and he makes it a point never to deal with his wife. (Tom Skerrit is so awesome! lol) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amVsQDSSPm0
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