The Guardian today published an infographic to demonstrate the dramatic drop in #UK bird species over the last 50 years.

[annaanthro@mastodon.social]

The Guardian today published an infographic to demonstrate the dramatic drop in #UK bird species over the last 50 years.

Shocking.

#ornithology #birdwatching

[pinchy63@ottawa.place]

@AnnaAnthro
Hint: it’s the cats.

[ericlawton@kolektiva.social]

@AnnaAnthro

When I lived in the UK in the 1960s, we had to clean our car windshield every few days.

Same here in Canada in the 1970s.

Now, basically never. A rainstorm will take care of the few we get every few months.

And many birds need those bugs to survive.

[annaanthro@mastodon.social]

@EricLawton Same here.
Even notice that I can sit on the patio in summer without swatting myself every few seconds.
Only seen one bumble bee this summer.

[raffkarva@sunny.garden]

@Pinchy63 @AnnaAnthro

No, it is not. Please don't fall for / spread misinformation.

If you'd like to learn more, I wrote about this in detail:

https://raffkarva.com/blog/posts/wildlife/killing-with-kindness/

[gqb@apobangpo.space]

@AnnaAnthro So about starlings and house sparrows, there are excess here in the Americas which is detrimental to native American species. I often wonder if we can send some back. While it won’t likely eliminate them here, perhaps it could be helpful. The concern I have is difference in pathogens, mites and other such things.

[f800gecko@mastodon.online]

@AnnaAnthro

Yes, but think of how much more convenient life is for humans now and how many more varieties of junk food we have available.