Where have all the birds gone and why? (8 Viewers)

[rob1234]

Plenty round here ,,neighbour got a group for breakfast every morning,,driving me knuts, have to glean cars, motorhome everyday

 

[HKF]

Plenty round here ,,neighbour got a group for breakfast every morning,,driving me knuts, have to glean cars, motorhome everyday



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Interesting that their house and conservatory roof look very clean. I guess you had a lot of rain recently, like us.

 

[A S R]

I totally blame the farming and fishing industries. Plus the planet is way overpopulated.
Now before some of you get over excited about what I said listen to my reasoning.

1. The seas have been massively overfished for years resulting in an extremely low population stock. I think there should be a total ban on sea fishing for a minimum of 5 years, possibly 10 to let the numbers recover to a sustainable level. Then heavily restrict the catch numbers.
As a result the shite hawks have had to adapt and move inland to find food.

2. Farmers have been allowed to poison the land and waterways for decades by using hugely powerful insecticides. This has resulted in hardly any bugs for the local bird population to eat. They have effectively been starved out of existence. Yes, cats take a few each year but only a minute fraction of the total. We see those and imagine it’s a huge amount. It isn’t.
Now, farmers have been “ forced “ into using these poisons by the overpopulation of the planet in an attempt to feed too many people. Supermarkets have to take some of the blame too by pressuring farmers into growing the perfect shape crops ( huge waste ) and in massive amounts and under paying them in an attempt to be the cheapest.
I don’t blame them for putting solar panels everywhere now instead but there’s another joke. Renewables!

 

[Joethejoiner]

I totally blame the farming and fishing industries. Plus the planet is way overpopulated.
Now before some of you get over excited about what I said listen to my reasoning.

1. The seas have been massively overfished for years resulting in an extremely low population stock. I think there should be a total ban on sea fishing for a minimum of 5 years, possibly 10 to let the numbers recover to a sustainable level. Then heavily restrict the catch numbers.
As a result the shite hawks have had to adapt and move inland to find food.

2. Farmers have been allowed to poison the land and waterways for decades by using hugely powerful insecticides. This has resulted in hardly any bugs for the local bird population to eat. They have effectively been starved out of existence. Yes, cats take a few each year but only a minute fraction of the total. We see those and imagine it’s a huge amount. It isn’t.
Now, farmers have been “ forced “ into using these poisons by the overpopulation of the planet in an attempt to feed too many people. Supermarkets have to take some of the blame too by pressuring farmers into growing the perfect shape crops ( huge waste ) and in massive amounts and under paying them in an attempt to be the cheapest.
I don’t blame them for putting solar panels everywhere now instead but there’s another joke. Renewables!

Cats are credited with killing 55 million birds each year .