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2006-04-06 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by phil_b 2006-04-06 01:17|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ROFL

Posted by gromgoru 2006-04-06 01:47|| 2006-04-06 01:47|| Front Page Top

#2 5,000 windmills at Altamont are *claimed* to clip 4,700 birds a year. including 500 raptors such as golden eagles, red-tail hawks and burrowing owls..

the older designed mills are more problematic for our feathered friends, you'd think there should be some work arounds for the boids..like signage for instance.

Posted by RD 2006-04-06 01:52|| 2006-04-06 01:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Birds are actually pretty smart - after a few get whacked by the windmills, the rest (except for a few slow learners) would figure it was better to go around. I mean, the crows learned real fast that if I came out of the house carrying the .22 it was time to flee, but otherwise, 'party on, the garden is great'.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-04-06 08:15|| 2006-04-06 08:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Parrots are extremely smart. They're not seagulls, to fly blythely into the props.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-04-06 11:20|| 2006-04-06 11:20|| Front Page Top

#5 What happened to that solar power tower that they were looking into. IIRC it would of been the tallest free standing structure on Earth.

Posted by Cheaderhead 2006-04-06 11:25|| 2006-04-06 11:25|| Front Page Top

#6 wow solar tower? never heard of that but i heard of a space elevator - but thats got nothing to do with it. I'm gonna go find out about this solar tower - sounds like a cool place to live too.

Posted by ShepUK 2006-04-06 12:16|| 2006-04-06 12:16|| Front Page Top

#7 Should of dropped in a link

Posted by Cheaderhead 2006-04-06 14:07|| 2006-04-06 14:07|| Front Page Top

#8 Oops, http://www.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_30546/article.html

Posted by Cheaderhead 2006-04-06 14:07|| 2006-04-06 14:07|| Front Page Top

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