Maybe this is simply an innocent but tragic story of how Western water policy can hurt birds, but the title of the article strikes me as a veiled threat. Am I paranoid?
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Yes, but that’s only because everyone’s out to get you.
The part I find weird is where they note that some birds were “nesting in a hollow blog.”
Ha! Kirby and Jason, you both crack me up. You should do a movie together!
You guys are ALL too much! I looked at the title, read the article, read the title again, then it finally hit me what you goofball were saying 🙂 !! The last thing we need would be for the birding community to turn on itself.