The BIRD Problem

[sparks19]

I made a thread a while back about the bird problem we have at my work. Thousands and Thousands of Starlings roost in the Teeny Tiny patch of woods behind the store every night. Here are some pictures...... Keep in mind this is only a small section of the sky. These birds fill up about a square mile when they are flying around.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Wow, that's a lotta birds. At my mom's work they hire someone to catch them and release them somewhere else, but honestly, I don't really think that helps, the birds will return.

[sparks19]

Wow, that's a lotta birds. At my mom's work they hire someone to catch them and release them somewhere else, but honestly, I don't really think that helps, the birds will return.

yes these particular birds have been coming here for 5 years. They come in October and stay until around March.

[Laura's Babies]

WOW! That is a lot of birds!! I guess you better walk with a unbrella around that many birds!

[Lady's Human]

Just be glad you don't have the bird problem we have at our training center in OK.

Similar numbers, but they congregate at night in the trees in the courtyard of the hotel!

Makes having a "quiet" drink outside after class a difficult proposition.

[Argranade]

Wow that is just BEAUTIFUL!

I would love to be there watching as the starlings get to know each other in flight, they also fly like this to get a flight pattern like canada geese have a V shape when in flight, yes there are alot but I love all birds over populated or not, starlings around here sometimes meow like cats or honk like cars as they have a talking ability.

Great photo's.

[TamanduaGirl]

sadly a man made event Starlings are a invasive species to the US.

I think it's a common thing even with native species in Sacramento it was crows all over down town and in Texas it was Grackles in San Antonio. Scared me the first night I heard them setting off booms to scare them off.

[sparks19]

Just be glad you don't have the bird problem we have at our training center in OK.

Similar numbers, but they congregate at night in the trees in the courtyard of the hotel!

Makes having a "quiet" drink outside after class a difficult proposition.

LOL Oh we do have that problem. They roost at night in the "woods" behind the store. This is the teeniest tiniest patch of woods. there are so many birds that when they finally settle into the trees it looks like the trees are in full bloom with leaves. There are just so many and they make a God Awful Racket. Not to mention the constant stink. they smell so bad and it gives you a headache.