DEC confirms botulism in Babylon park birds -

This is just like the idiots who totally disregard the signs on Fire Island and feed the Deer anyway. They see cars as a souce of food because people pull up and start throwing stuff out the windows to them. Humans will be the death of this planet because we are so not the most intelligent species here by any stretch of the imagination.

Did the ducks have botox injection?

Stupid Humans wrote:

This is just like the idiots who totally disregard the signs on Fire Island and feed the Deer anyway. They see cars as a souce of food because people pull up and start throwing stuff out the windows to them. Humans will be the death of this planet because we are so not the most intelligent species here by any stretch of the imagination.

It's Frankie and Benjy, the mice from Magrathea, no doubt. COULDN'T be humans.

if i recall there's been one stupid woman who does most of the feeding. hopefully with this latest news, if this particular idiot is still ignoring the MANY SIGNS and feeding the birds, someone will haul that old bird away.

Who's eating these birds, anyway?

Stupid Humans wrote:

This is just like the idiots who totally disregard the signs on Fire Island and feed the Deer anyway. They see cars as a souce of food because people pull up and start throwing stuff out the windows to them. Humans will be the death of this planet because we are so not the most intelligent species here by any stretch of the imagination.

What does this have to do with the botulism in these ducks?

Maybe if you had actually read the article maybe you would have some clue as to what the poster was referring to in his/her post. Thank you for your useless contribution to our discussion.

Ferrara wrote:

Maybe if you had actually read the article maybe you would have some clue as to what the poster was referring to in his/her post. Thank you for your useless contribution to our discussion.

If all you can do is criticize than your comment is quite useless as well. What have you contributed to the conversation and as I asked before, what does feeding the birds have to do with botulism?

This is what happens when you let all these Chinese people with their Asian Birds Flus and Scars into this country.

Stupid Humans wrote:

This is just like the idiots who totally disregard the signs on Fire Island and feed the Deer anyway. They see cars as a souce of food because people pull up and start throwing stuff out the windows to them. Humans will be the death of this planet because we are so not the most intelligent species here by any stretch of the imagination.

Relax, take a deep breath and release it slowly. Now that your feeling better go down by the lake and feed the ducks some bread...... If that doesn't relax you take a ride over to F.I. and feed the deer...

Water Judas wrote:

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If all you can do is criticize than your comment is quite useless as well. What have you contributed to the conversation and as I asked before, what does feeding the birds have to do with botulism?

Excuse me, it is becoming more and more evident that you are an uneducated dolt whose only motivation for posting is to stir up trouble. Sir, it is evident by your questions that your literacy skills are lacking because you failed to extract the important information in the article (or you simply did not read it).

Ferrara wrote:

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Excuse me, it is becoming more and more evident that you are an uneducated dolt whose only motivation for posting is to stir up trouble. Sir, it is evident by your questions that your literacy skills are lacking because you failed to extract the important information in the article (or you simply did not read it).

I may be an uneducated dolt, but I still don't see what you've contributed to this conversation.

Pau d Arco wrote:

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I may be an uneducated dolt, but I still don't see what you've contributed to this conversation.

Excuse me, Pau d Arco, I believe Ferrara was referring to me. Unbelieveable.

Shoot em all. Done. Duh?

Wow, everyone calm down.

This disease outbreak may be exacerbated by having old bread lying around in the water. The bread rots, and the birds eat it, getting a belly full of toxic bacteria. The dead bodies of the birds become petri dishes for the botulism to spread to other birds.

In addition, the action of feeding the birds gathers them all together, where they are more likely to share food, and exchange fluids- spreading the disease further.

This disease is a bird illness, transferred from bird to bird, but it is generally the fault of humans when there is an outbreak.

I don't know this lake, but I've seen the same sorts of gatherings of waterbirds at Lake Ronkonkoma, Southaven Park, and at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge. People love feeding the birds, but it can literally kill them.

It may be adorable for your grandchild or nephew to hand-feed a goose, or some other wildlife- but if you want a pet, get a pet. Leave the wildlife alone, or there won't be any.

The food given to the birds can create bacteria that leads to botulism, especially in high tempratures (short heat wave at the end of July)

Water Judas wrote:

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What does this have to do with the botulism in these ducks?

Read the article, duh

I blame all the new residents moving into the village from Nassau County. Please, stay in Massapequa and Merrick or just move out of state. Stop tearing down the quaint historic neighborhoods and replacing them with brick faced "luxury" McMansions.

Babylon Village Resident wrote:

I blame all the new residents moving into the village from Nassau County. Please, stay in Massapequa and Merrick or just move out of state. Stop tearing down the quaint historic neighborhoods and replacing them with brick faced "luxury" McMansions.

Amen!

Babylon Village Resident wrote:

I blame all the new residents moving into the village from Nassau County. Please, stay in Massapequa and Merrick or just move out of state. Stop tearing down the quaint historic neighborhoods and replacing them with brick faced "luxury" McMansions.

As a former resident of the village of Babylon I couldn't agree more! I lived in the village for 25 years and finally left because I just couldn't take the insanity going on with tearing the old homes down. Babylon is losing it's small town feel. The village really made a grave mistake by not enacting a architecural review board for residential properties and to protect the historic homes and neighborhoods years ago. What a shame. There are so many hideous italiano style palaces going up, they have no business being in Babylon.