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LeftInTX

(34,853 posts)
18. We used to watch birds at landfills
Sun May 10, 2026, 02:50 PM
May 10

We used to watch vultures at illegal dumps. We used to dump raw chicken to attract vultures and then take our kids to "see the show".

I really don't think hantavirus was on his radar.

Hantavirus and plague are weird. In the US they are endemic to certain areas, but they aren't always active and occurances tend to be sporadic. Hence when they occur, they tend to catch people off-guard.

Plague tends to happen like this "The dead raccoon that we threw away. We're always throwing dead animals away".

My son stayed at an Air BnB in Colorado. It had a rat infestation.

And then we stayed at one in CO. We didn't see rats inside, but once we got in hot tub, we saw them coming inside and outside the house. They were scambling under the hot tub

You never know where these types of things will happen.

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"is avoided like the plague" eggplant May 9 #1
Unsparingly chosen language, to be sure. nt eppur_se_muova May 9 #4
Pay attention BigMin28 May 9 #6
The editor had a chuckle, great fun was had by all Prairie Gates May 9 #8
"is avoided like the plague by its residents" IronLionZion May 9 #2
A shame that such a beautful, harmless hobby resulted in their deaths. 70sEraVet May 9 #3
I don't think jet-setting around the world just to see this bird or that is such a 'harmless' hobby Conjuay May 9 #10
Wasn't he an actual bird scientist?? littlemissmartypants May 9 #11
my point remains. Conjuay May 10 #15
"Of all the polluting forms forms of transport, cruise ships are probably the worse" While true... EX500rider May 10 #16
By referencing a book about Birdwatching... littlemissmartypants May 10 #17
Can you imagine the pesticides cruise ships are applying this week womanofthehills May 10 #20
Disinfectants, yes. maxsolomon May 11 #25
Wasn't 60 Minutes and Anderson Cooper birdwatching? BidenRocks May 9 #5
You'd think a free 40 billion from a Magalomaniac would help clean that up. Wait, their leader is a Magalomaniac n/t Cheezoholic May 9 #7
Did they put on any protective gesr ? Would it have helped ? JI7 May 9 #9
We used to watch birds at landfills LeftInTX May 10 #18
Hope you complained and got your money back. Gross question everything May 10 #22
Supposedly- 94% of Hanta virus is in NM, Colorado, Arizona womanofthehills May 10 #23
It might have protected against the virus, but ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 10 #19
there goes Trump's MADE IN CHINA bit Skittles May 9 #12
How about popsdenver May 10 #13
Answers to questions I had Danascot May 10 #14
Close prolonged contact is not necessary for transmission. LisaL May 10 #24
Haven't they decided it was in Patagonia? LtTx May 10 #21
Darwin's Caracara? Deep State Witch May 11 #26
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