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Re: The ancient world teemed with birds

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Post by icebraining » Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 2:49 PM UTC

Angostura wrote: post #69

icebraining wrote: post #35

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Kids are far more destructive for the environment than cats, though.

And nuclear weapons are more destructive than my 16 year old. So that's all good then. Sorry, what point were you trying to make?

If you were a producer of nuclear weapons and were warning people of the destructiveness dangers of having 16 year olds, I'd find it absurd. Wouldn't you?

Essentially, it's hypocritical to talk about environmental dangers on one activity when performing a much more environmentally destructive activity.

Re: The ancient world teemed with birds

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Post by prawn » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 4:02 AM UTC

dmix wrote: post #10

prawn wrote: post #9

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I've been in places in the USA and Europe that just feel devoid of birds or often insects. Lift a log in Australia and there are dozens of living things crawling around. In parts of the US, more often than not, there's nothing. I have a pretty routine suburban backyard in South Australia and there are loads of birds, as with your experience - lorikeets, wattlebirds, etc.

Using Australia as the baseline measure for wildlife/insect levels and you're going to find the vast majority of places wouldn't keep up..

That reply got me thinking - thanks.

Re: The ancient world teemed with birds

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Post by Kaiyou » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 7:38 AM UTC

Angostura wrote: post #70

Kaiyou wrote: post #53

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The only birds in my city are pidgeons (that defecate everywhere), sparrows and crows. At least the only ones I actually see.

Which city would that be? Because I suspect you would be surprised by the levels of diversity that are clinging on.

I'm pretty sure there are more birds in the parks, where there are trees and stuff. But in my street I don't see those kind of birds.