!!! MIGRATING GEESE DETECTED !!!
(Couldn't actually *see* them in the rain)
But for a while, the sky was filled with their song. The flock must have passed overhead, and faded away to the North..
France Reports #BirdFlu On Two Farms, Loses Disease-free Status
January 2, 2025
"France has confirmed bird flu outbreaks on two poultry farms – the highly pathogenic avian influenza – just days after being officially declared free of the virus, the agriculture ministry said.
"Bird flu has spread across Europe in a seasonal wave linked to #MigratingBirds even though the impact has been less severe than in the United States, where dairy farms across many states have caused tremendous losses causing egg prices to soar. More than 66 people have also been infected with the virus.
"According to French authorities, new cases that have been reported in the northwestern region of Normandy have made the country lose the# HPAI-free status that it had regained last month. Disease-free status for bird flu means no farm outbreaks have been reported for at least a month. The classification can allow trade restrictions from importing countries to be lifted."
https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/health-news/france-reports-bird-flu-on-two-farms-loses-disease-free-status/ar-AA1wRmwD
#Flu #AvianInfluenza #FranceBirdFlu #Pandemic
Thousands of beautiful #Cranes passed my house yesterday heading to the South 
#bird #birds #birdphotography #nature #photography 
#crane #kranich #Zugvögel #migratingbirds #Berlin #Reinickendorf #travel
Cranes high above
Formation problems
Already solved
Some good news on a #WindowFriday ...
Last year, #McCormickPlace in #Chicago saw thousands of birds die after hitting their windows-- over 1K in just one day. This past year, they've worked with experts to substantially reduce the number of window strikes from #MigratingBirds. They installed a dotted pattern on their many huge window faces and have taken other measures (including simply turning off certain lights) to reduce bird strikes.
It's already resulted in much lower numbers of bird fatalities.
Over the years, any dead birds found there have been given to the #FieldMuseum, who has been studying them. They've noticed a pattern in the species who tend to hit most often, and have seen some genetic changes, which might be connected to #ClimateChange. [Video]
#Birding #Birds #Science #FensterFreitag #FensterFriday #BirdsOfMastodon #Video #Birdstodon #Migration #MigrationPatterns #ProtectingWildlife #LakeMichigan #MigratoryBirds #IllinoisWildlife #CBS2News
Visited a place we've never been to before, Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge. Many waterfowl and migrating birds, but it was too rainy to spend time hiking the trails. Will return in better weather to see all that it has to offer. Sussex NJ
https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/wallkill-national-wildlife-refuge-nj-renata-natale.html
There's just over a week left for you to pre-order one of my #Bird #Migration #jigsawpuzzles.
The 1000-piece #jigsaw features my #handpainted #map.
Pre-order before 5 Feb & I'll post your jigsaw to you in early March.
Fancy one? Go here: https://janetomlinson.com/products/bird-migration-jigsaw-puzzle
They're superb quality, made in the UK, come to you with no nasty plastic packaging, and the price includes P&P to UK.
#birds #birding #birdmigration #migratingbirds migration #jigsawpuzzle #puzzle #birders #naturelovers
Barnacle geese from Greenland at Carney Bay, #Ireland
Last year in October the Barnacle geese from Greenland had finally arrived in their winter home in Carney Bay, #Sligo.
If you live or work in a tall building in North America, please be sure to take some simple steps to avoid injuring & killing #MigratingBirds.
* Turn off indoor lights when possible
* Close curtains in the evenings
* Clean the inside of windows
* Tape black paper cutouts in your windows (Halloween bats are in season)
Weather was also a major factor in this week's mass of building/bird strikes, which has so far killed hundreds of #birds in #Chicago.
The dance of the #pelicans #Kamloops #KamloopsLake #MigratingBirds #BirdsOfMastodon
Why can #AvianFlu be worse than #COVID?
#ClimateChange leads to the haphazard migrating pattern of birds making them unhealthy and subject to avian flu.
→ Predatory mammals, rodents, and other birds contract the flu from #MigratingBirds.
→ Rodents spread the flu to domestic birds and mammals.
→ Farmers and marketplace workers contract the flu.
→ The flu mutates inside its human hosts and become more contagious to humans.
→ Domestic animals are decimated by the flu leading to a #FoodCrisis
#migratingbirds calligram is a self-portrait of my skull leaping from one space into another. #Birds of a skull flock together.
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