Let us not forget to cut down all those trees so the birds don't crash
into those dangerous branches and leaves.
Don
N8DE
Vic wrote:
><snip> The USFWS is estimating between 4 and 50 million bird collisions with
>communications towers each year
>
>That's a pretty dramatic spread - even in statistical process control those
>figures would be thrown out -- one would think the USFWS could do better with
>the math on that one --
>
>Bird collisions with towers ?? wahtta load of horse dunky -- in 40 years of my
>tower life I've never seen a Mr. Magoo bird injured, maimed, or do damage to
>itself with a collision into a tower -- most birds I have at my QTH do more
>damage to the objects below the antenna-tower with the deposits of you know
>what.. not to mention the bent elements over the years from those "dangerous
>doves" ..
>
>What's next ?? ban on domestic cats ?? I can say with certain the cat next
>door has sent more birds to the great beyond than my towers, wires or antennas
>ever did ...
>
>TNX Rick it is interesting to see the national priority changes with the new
>incoming congress -- will have to keep a satirical eye on this one --
>
>didadit -- de Vic - WB4SLM EM82dp //
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