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Donkees

(31,898 posts) Thu Jun 13, 2024, 10:39 AM Jun 13

Why schedule fireworks during nesting season when birds need to communicate with their young? It's shameful.

Why build a green space & spend millions on landscaping designed to attract wild birds & animals only to repeatedly terrorize them with fireworks? Why schedule fireworks during nesting season when birds need to communicate w/their young? It's shameful.

r2junot
12:41 AM · Jun 13, 2024

Manhattan Bird Alert
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11:02 PM · Jun 12, 2024

Tonight's fireworks over the Angel of the Waters at Central Park's Bethesda Fountain. These fireworks are the traditional ending to the free New York Philharmonic performance on the Great Lawn.

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Why schedule fireworks during nesting season when birds need to communicate with their young? It's shameful. (Original Post) Donkees Jun 13 OP

I doubt anyone thought of it. jimfields33 Jun 13 #1

I hate fireworks... 2naSalit Jun 13 #2

no fireworks in chgo this yr. not entirely sure y. mopinko Jun 13 #3

Back in the sixties, Conjuay Jun 13 #4

im also concerned about the vets who have shell shock (ptsd) . had a friend who hid 5 years after returning from AllaN01Bear Jun 16 #5

jimfields33

(17,888 posts)

1. I doubt anyone thought of it.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2024, 10:56 AM

Jun 13

That picture is spectacular. That’d be a beautiful framed picture in a home or gallery.

2naSalit

(90,510 posts)

2. I hate fireworks...

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2024, 10:58 AM

Jun 13

Especially in places with lots of wildlife. I wish there some other way to celebrate.

mopinko

(71,350 posts)

3. no fireworks in chgo this yr. not entirely sure y.

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Thu Jun 13, 2024, 11:48 AM

Jun 13

that wont stop every 4th person in town from doing a show in the alley or at the beach, but…

Conjuay

(1,855 posts)

4. Back in the sixties,

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Thu Jun 13, 2024, 12:08 PM

Jun 13

my father raised 'fancy' canaries. Kennedy Airport (at that point, 'Idlewild) starting running passenger jets. That year, no eggs hatched - the vibrations of jets going over his aviary killed the baby's from the vibrations, or the adult birds were put off of mating. Eventually the jets were retrofitted with some sort of dampening, but it was too late; four or five years to late.
Now that was repetitive, nearly constant, high dB NOISE.

But things you never consider are the things that will get you in the end.

AllaN01Bear

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5. im also concerned about the vets who have shell shock (ptsd) . had a friend who hid 5 years after returning from

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Sun Jun 16, 2024, 10:38 AM

Jun 16

nam. he has a in case of emergency , break glass med around his neck if he has an issue and hates facing windows and perfers his back to them.
also the poor doggos too.

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