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ReemBrare · Sep 9, 2008

Sorry I don't know how to post pictures here

I would like that you see these sad pictures of White European Stork while migrating and passing by Saudi Arabia (west) came in contact with electric wires and was killed

It may happened at night because of some thing scared the birds maybe cars or human

It Happened 9 DAYS AGO

There was 150 birds

2 of them have a leg-ring

Ring information

N.MUSEUM
BRATISLAVA
SLOVAKIA
First bird C4114
second bird C4250

Jos Stratford · Sep 9, 2008

I believe electric wires are one of the biggest causes of death White Storks, but 150 in one go is bad news indeed. I guess the birds perhaps roosted on the pylons (not unusual or partcularly dangerous) but then, as suggested, got disturbed by something.

June Atkinson · Sep 9, 2008

Catastrophe

ReemBrare said:
Sorry I dont konw how to post pictures her

I would like that you see these sad pictures of White Europian Stork while migrating and paasing by Saudi Arabia(west) came in contact with electric wires and was killed

It may habend at nighat because of some thing scared the birds maybe cars or humen

It Habend 9 DAYS AGO

There was 150 birds

2 of them has a leg-ring

Ring information

N.MUSEUM
BRATISLAVA
SLOVAKIA
frst bird C4114
second bird C4250

This is dreadful. All these beautiful creatures killed. Surely the lines could have had markers or globes, or something which would alert the storks to the danger and prevent them approaching or alighting on the wires.

ReemBrare · Sep 9, 2008

Jos Stratford said:
I believe electric wires are one of the biggest causes of death White Storks, but 150 in one go is bad news indeed. I guess the birds perhaps roosted on the pylons (not unusual or partcularly dangerous) but then, as suggested, got disturbed by something.

Yes it is really asad news we here in Saudi Arabia Sad for the bad huntting of birds and now these sad images

Thank you for passing her Jos Stratford

KnockerNorton · Sep 9, 2008

Why do you think some of the legs are so badly broken? You can see this in several pictures.

lashinala · Sep 9, 2008

I'm wondering if the tensioned wires were vibrating from wind, or something.

Colin · Sep 9, 2008

KnockerNorton said:
Why do you think some of the legs are so badly broken? You can see this in several pictures.

I was thinking along the same lines and at first wondered what were apparently metal rods doing by the bird, as in this picture -

http://www.mekshat.com/pix/upload01/prof002/mk18662_cimg5214a.jpg

but maybe you are right and these are not metal but bones of the broken legs. As to the explanation, I don't know.

Overall, whatever the cause, a very sad situation.

lashinala · Sep 9, 2008

Odd distribution pattern for electrocution. Usually things drop exactly where they are shocked.

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