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Sun, Nov 26, 06 at 11:43
| About an hour ago, several hundred birds swooped onto my next door neighbor's back yard and began pecking at the grass. Each time a car went by they would all swoop up to a tree, then back down again, gradually working their way around to the front, then onto our lawn. They were sort of a med/dark brown, not pretty from my vantage point. It looked like they were pulling up small worms???? Then, they were gone. All of this in a matter of maybe 10-15 minutes.
Are any of you aware of some kind of phenomonen that is happening in the soil? Is something hatching? I was honestly afraid to go out to try to get a closer look. It was very much like the movie!! Carol |
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| I have seen starlings do that. They are usually after grubs. Penny |
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- Posted by wantoretire_did z4 NY (My Page) on Mon, Nov 27, 06 at 6:28
| Penny - Thanks. That must be what they were. I did a google search and came up with the video below, which is exactly what they were doing. Pretty amazing. Notice the twin evergreens to the left of a white house and how they are weighed down by the birds. Carol |
Here is a link that might be useful: The birds
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| Carol, That is an ubelievable video! I couldn't believe how they were weighing down the branches on the cedar. Penny |
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- Posted by gottagarden z5 western NY (My Page) on Thu, Nov 30, 06 at 6:44
| Great video!! I have seen similar bird activity in my yard, and am hoping they are eating all the bad bugs. |
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