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more about #birds Cupajo: I have a patent pending on the same sort of thing, but for bears. It's a hat with a bucket for dead salmon on top. #hummingbirdhelmet more » Kaiser-Machead: They're very territorial little buggers. If you happen to cross a hummingbird and it's irritated that you're invading its "turf", it may get in your f... more » Curves: I have a traditional hummingbird feeder for the few months of the year that they are around. I know for sure if I used this, that I could not sit sti... more » lostarchitect: They should have made it more complex, because it looks like you could make one with an old hat and some random stuff... and any sane person is going ... more » LionelImperiosus: Rather, that is the difference between a Starling (34g) and a Canada Goose (6500g) more » deadrobot: Well, Clarice - have the Starlings stopped screaming? more » pexy: Starlings were here first more » GizMadone: While we're all enjoying this photo, let's take a moment to remember that aviation photographers are not criminals or terrorists. Airport security, I... more » finite_elephant: The most disturbing thing I read about airport wildlife management after the Hudson River thing was that they're not only concerned about birdstrikes,... more » TannerVatia: I'd rather see 200 Vegans die than...well pretty much anything else more » YankBoffin: Starlings being a terrible invasive species in the US, I was pleased by the article initially. But, then I saw this occurred in Germany, so I'm more n... more » ClarenceMoth: LOL. The vegan bird-lovers in this topic are single handedly making me dislike them more and more. I suddenly feel the urge to grab some KFC and go hu... more » Bramsey89: Why is 200 birds better than 80 humans? Just because we are part of the later? That's very shallow thinking. more » Lukasz Fabis: What a sickening waste of life. more » lexxx: I seriously disagree with the comparison , how is it better for 200 birds to die than 80 people??? That's why we are in an energy/food/climate crisis... more » Damn the Fanboys: Good. I shoot starlings on site. They are a pest bird that carry so many diseases that kill off native populations. Because they are native to Europe,... more » deadphotomac: and in other news, a flock of local starling went missing today with no word on there where abouts more » Gun Metal Gray: My friend has an eastern starling as a pet. She has had it for over 5 years. It's very tame and makes beautiful music. So i sent her this article. more » ClaireAlbinus: " but better them than the 80 people on board."? what kind of comparison is that? how are the 80 people on board going to get sucked into the engines ... more » Kaiser-Machead: Starlings sucked up in the big turbines Snapshot of those poor bastards in the grind in mid-flight That cameraman was waiting for that moment to arise more » -
#birds
Eye Poking Hummingbird Feeder Helmet Is An Adrenaline Rush For Bird Watchers
Generally speaking, bird watching doesn't provide many death defying thrills. All that is about to change with the hummingbird feeder helmet. More » -
#imagecache
200 Starlings Hitting Aircraft Engine on Take Off
See those black bits scattered around this Boeing? It's just part of a massive flock of starlings hitting its fuselage and engine as it was taking off at 200mph. About two hundred birds were sucked into the turbine. More » -
#music
This Clip is Proof That Birds Are Secretly Composers
A normal person sees these birds perched on electrical wires and worries about getting crapped on. Jarbas Agnel looks at them and sees musical notes. Maybe he's smarter than the rest of us because the melody is utterly oh-so-sweet-that-I-could-doze-off-right-now. More » -
#uavs
Pentagon Wants a Flying Bug: This Flapping Nano Bot is Phase One
Last year, DARPA granted aerospace firm, Aeronvironment, a chunk of change and six-months to demonstrate a bird-sized Nano Air Vehicle (NAV). This video shows the result: the "smallest ever free-flying aircraft to hover and climb with flapping wings." More » -
#design
Duplex Bird Cage/Fish Tank Blows Your Pets' Tiny Minds
People who have birds and fish probably set the cage near the tank, but the Duplex stacks the two—cage on bottom, tank on top—in a genius move that everyone except the pets themselves will enjoy. More » -
#humiliating
FlighSuit Bird Diaper Prevents Fecal Fallout
I know that these FlightSuit diapers are for bird lovers who want their precious pets to fly freely without creating a mess, but I have a broader initiative in mind. More » -
