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Article #11Re: Wind Farms: Do they kill birds?~ YES
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Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:35
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:35
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On Sep 8, 11:35 am, Malcolm <Malc...@indaal.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <h85qd5$tg...@news.eternal-september.org>, terryc
> <newsninespam-s...@woa.com.au> writes
>
> >On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:27:44 +0100, amacmil304 wrote:
>
> >> In my view many birds will be killed by wind turbines and the true
> >> number will never be known as predators will remove corpses
>
> >You have a view of a wind turbine or just another arm chair expert?
>
> >It is simple really. Wind turbines are driven by the air passing over the
> >blades. they are being pushed around by the air, just the same as birds
> >are. Birds are experts at reading the wind currents and reacting, so they
> >have little to fear from a very noisy, slowly moving turbine blade.
>
> >Basically, birds easily go around them, except for the predators that
> >perch on the housing or other birds that nest on them.
>
> All the turbines erected in the UK have solid towers so not allowing any
> perches or nesting places.
•• So what!! It is the fan that does the damage
Migration season will be devastating
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