More than 1,000 dead birds fall from sky in Ark

[Churmudgeon]

Bird man wrote:

What's up with all the dead birds

Nothingwais UP with the birds. They where all DOWN on the ground dead from blunt trama. In thinking maybe they flew into a methane cloud. Or HAARP?

[Raptor in Michigan]

WARRIOR wrote:

<quoted text>I just got in from feeding the birds. I threw them out a couple extra cans full of feed. The boy was running around playing in the snow. His mother is going to kill me..

Why would his mother kill you? For letting the boy play in the snow, or for giving the birds extra food? Each seems quite reasonable to me.

[WARRIOR]

Raptor in Michigan wrote:

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Why would his mother kill you? For letting the boy play in the snow, or for giving the birds extra food? Each seems quite reasonable to me.

For letting him play in the snow in his pajamas with clogs on. So you want me dead! LOL!

[Raptor in Michigan]

Churmudgeon wrote:

<quoted text>I would take a shot at a ruffed grouse.12 guage mossberg 500. number 4 or 6 shot ought to do the job. probably good eating. I just fed the birds also. I Fed corn to my chickens ,ducks ,geese & pigeons.

"probably good eating."
Can I assume by this statement that you have never eaten grouse? I find that hard to believe for a 66 year old hillbilly redneck from Arkansas. But neither have I. Would I try it if it was offered? Why certainly. But I would not kill the grouse that's in my yard. I love having him there! If I killed him, he wouldn't be there anymore and I'd only be hurting myself. It's fun watching him come and go and I'm learning alot about his behavior. A few times last week he ran through the woods with his tail fanned. I wonder if he's courting already. I have only seen one though.

I can't wait until he starts drumming and I have to find the direction it's coming from. That should be a challenge, unless he stays on the same side of the house he hangs out now. I REALLY can't wait until I have little grouselets running around!

[Raptor in Michigan]

Churmudgeon wrote:

<quoted text> There are plenty of shows on the nature channell that are interesting. I Have learned a lot about england by watching th BBC on PBS. All creatures great & small was a very informative series. The pensioners on summer wine inpart bits of wisdom every episode. I once went on a walkabout and visited the british isles. Having previously seen all those placs on TV I wasnt lost & bewildered like most tourist. I rode a bycycle and visited the pubs and places I seen on TV. I stayed with a old couple in cornwall a few nights. Thecold guy isisted cornwall wasnt part of england. He showed me his contraband Welby handgun. His ammo was old & mouldy. I sent him some fresh ammo first chance I got. You might think TV is dumb & stupid but like I stated before you can learn something from the dumbest retard around if your not too smart to learn something from someone else. Any road you are free to do and think whatever you want. Your the one who has to live with yor thoughts & deeds.

I'm sure there are some good shows. I don't mind things like National Geo and the learning channel. Lately I just can't tolerate the sitcoms and movies where it's all acting and no learning. Comedy that is not funny. The audience will break out laughing, though it's only a tape of people laughing....too damn phony. I'd rather watch my bird feeders even if they are empty.

[Raptor in Michigan]

Churmudgeon wrote:

<quoted text>There isnt a right or wrong about it. mineral rights is just to vague and all encompassing.we wouldnt want a gravel pit on it or anything like that. If they would have offered to lease just the natural gas rights for a set amount of time and given me a percentage royality I would likely have made a deal. I wont buy land that has the mineral rights severed and I wouldnt sell them for that reason. We could sell that acreage for a large profit however the capital gains tax would be excessive.

You just put a different amount in writing than what the actual sale price is. They pay the difference in cash. Like I said before, it's nobodies business. Your land, your money....not the govt's. People do it all the time...though I never have.

[Raptor in Michigan]

Churmudgeon wrote:

<quoted text> Nothingwais UP with the birds. They where all DOWN on the ground dead from blunt trama. In thinking maybe they flew into a methane cloud. Or HAARP?

Come on Churm, quit touting this BS. It was fireworks at midnight on New Years Eve that scared them from their roost. They could not see where they were flying and hit stuff including the ground. That's all there is to it. It's not some mystery or government testing chemicals.

[Raptor in Michigan]

WARRIOR wrote:

<quoted text>For letting him play in the snow in his pajamas with clogs on. So you want me dead! LOL!

Actually I was defending you. Your kid SHOULD be playing in the snow. Who cares what he's wearing! And alot of people feed the birds more in cold snowy weather.

So is it all melted now?

[WARRIOR]

Raptor in Michigan wrote:

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Actually I was defending you. Your kid SHOULD be playing in the snow. Who cares what he's wearing! And alot of people feed the birds more in cold snowy weather.
So is it all melted now?

All melted here in the desert. Snow still on the Mountains. I am feeding those birds old cat food. Ironic isn't it..

[Churmudgeon]

Raptor in Michigan wrote:

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Come on Churm, quit touting this BS. It was fireworks at midnight on New Years Eve that scared them from their roost. They could not see where they were flying and hit stuff including the ground. That's all there is to it. It's not some mystery or government testing chemicals.

Did fireworks kill the drum fish on the arkansas river that died at the same time?

[Raptor in Michigan]

Churmudgeon wrote:

<quoted text> Did fireworks kill the drum fish on the arkansas river that died at the same time?

I don't know much about fish, so I couldn't say what killed them. But fish have died off in large numbers all over the world for many different reasons. How far away from the fireworks were the fish? Is it possible that if the banging was loud enough that it too was responsible for the fish die-off?

Bats will die from exploded lungs if they fly close to a wind turbine. Could it be the same type of secondary effect from fireworks?

[Raptor in Michigan]

WARRIOR wrote:

<quoted text>All melted here in the desert. Snow still on the Mountains. I am feeding those birds old cat food. Ironic isn't it..

I always have cat food around. It's great when I get a baby bird I need to feed, or a cat I need to trap.

[WARRIOR]

Raptor in Michigan wrote:

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I always have cat food around. It's great when I get a baby bird I need to feed, or a cat I need to trap.

I like to feed the cats and trap the birds!

[Raptor in Michigan]

WARRIOR wrote:

<quoted text>I like to feed the cats and trap the birds!

Got my grouse!
http://www.naturecardsforyou.com/Documents/ru...

[WARRIOR]

Raptor in Michigan wrote:

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Got my grouse!
http://www.naturecardsforyou.com/Documents/ru...

I see those yearly on my elk hunts. They generally wait until you are right on them to scatter. They scare the hell out of you.

[Raptor in Michigan]

WARRIOR wrote:

<quoted text>I see those yearly on my elk hunts. They generally wait until you are right on them to scatter. They scare the hell out of you.

LOL. Yes, they do! Now that I'm learning more about his habits, I'm getting better at locating him and knowing just how close I can get before he flushes. Can't wait to go back up there this weekend!

[WARRIOR]

Raptor in Michigan wrote:

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LOL. Yes, they do! Now that I'm learning more about his habits, I'm getting better at locating him and knowing just how close I can get before he flushes. Can't wait to go back up there this weekend!

How many do you have?

[Raptor in Michigan]

WARRIOR wrote:

<quoted text>How many do you have?

Only seen one hanging out by the house. But last year when I got lost in the woods I kicked up two families. Last week he was fanning his tail as he ran around the yard. Maybe he was courting somebody?

[WARRIOR]

Raptor in Michigan wrote:

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Only seen one hanging out by the house. But last year when I got lost in the woods I kicked up two families. Last week he was fanning his tail as he ran around the yard. Maybe he was courting somebody?

Like I stated earlier I see them every year on our elk hunts. I grew up in a place that had pheasant everywhere. I love hunting those birds on those cold December mornings. Now that is a pretty bird..

[Churmudgeon]

Ive never seen a grouse in Arkansas. We have a fair amount of turkey and a scarce few BobWhite quail. Deer are more than plentiful.There was a dead flattened cat in the road a red tailed hawk was eating it. It flew away with the run over cat in its talons when my vehicle got close.