CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS
ELIMINATE FERAL BIRDS:
A Call for Political Action
This is a follow-up of a previous post, FERAL BIRDS: THE LATEST COMMUNITY HAZARD. The stories keep coming in. Michael’s story is compelling!
Michael’s story: It happened in June (2009), very early in the morning, between Ford City and Kittanning (PA). I was traveling on a work assignment. It was too cold to open the car windows, about 60 degrees.
When it warmed up, I decided to put my window down. As I reached to do so, I saw something from the corner of my eye, on my left side. I thought it was a bird and that it would slip away, and shoot up the window to the other side of the car. But no sooner had I put my window down when something came into the car and nailed me in the head. It happened fast, and I didn’t see what it was at first—I just saw feathers flying.
I looked to the right and saw (more…)
Eliminate feral birds: A call for political action
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CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS
ELIMINATE FERAL BIRDS:
A Call for Political Action
This is a follow-up of a previous post, FERAL BIRDS: THE LATEST COMMUNITY HAZARD. The stories keep coming in. Michael’s story is compelling!
Michael’s story: It happened in June (2009), very early in the morning, between Ford City and Kittanning (PA). I was traveling on a work assignment. It was too cold to open the car windows, about 60 degrees.
When it warmed up, I decided to put my window down. As I reached to do so, I saw something from the corner of my eye, on my left side. I thought it was a bird and that it would slip away, and shoot up the window to the other side of the car. But no sooner had I put my window down when something came into the car and nailed me in the head. It happened fast, and I didn’t see what it was at first—I just saw feathers flying.
I looked to the right and saw (more…)