Woodpeckers declare war on cars
How many cars would a woodpecker peck if a woodpecker could peck cars? The community of Riverlea is in the process of finding out. Stephanie Galluci told the Columbus Dispatch…
Fox News’ Peter Doocy attacked by bird on White House lawn
Fox News’ own Peter Doocy is just the latest in a string of worldwide attacks by birds against humans. Doocy had to duck to avoid a second attempt by the…
Golfer ‘brutally attacked’ by magpie …
Well, maybe more “cutely” than “brutally,” actually.
Belarusian birds attack Latvia
Have the birds joined the ongoing war between Ukraine, Russian and their allies? It would seem so. NATO fighter jets stationed at the Lielvarde base in Latvia were alerted to…
Michigan city offers tips for defense against birds
The City of Grand Rapids, Michigan offered tips to residents to “avoid the wrath of red-winged blackbirds.” The tips include: In other words, “stay away from birds and wear armor.”…
UK study says 43 percent of people have been attacked by a seagull
A recent study of United Kingdom beaches says that 43 percent of Brits have been attacked by a seagull. The study was carried out by WhichBingo, whose team ran a…
Kenyan birds wage war with farmers — government to intervene
Huge flocks of quelea birds in Kenya are attacking humanity’s most important supply line — namely its food. Reports of a “quelea bird invasion” in several of Kenya’s states have…
Goose eludes security at baseball game … then this happens
Normally I hate the “then this happens” type of headlines. But I want to indicate that the video isn’t just about the goose eluding security … without giving away the…
Eagle attacks paraglider in France
The birds aren’t really fans of us human types when we’re on the ground. And they definitely don’t like us when we’re in the air. That’s why it’s no surprise…
A note on recent website maintenance
If you frequent ScottLeffler.com, first of all, get a hobby … and secondly, you may have noticed some posts that were recently added … but that aren’t “new” posts. A…