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…
South Carolina county pits police against Cicadas
Apparently, Newberry, S.C. didn’t get the memo that the cicadas were coming. Or they just didn’t know exactly what that entailed. Local residents have been calling the Newberry County Sheriff’s…
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…
Cat watching ‘Psycho’
You may have seen this video before of a cat watching the movie Psycho. It’s titled “Cat Reacts to Horror Movie,” but it’s clearly Psycho … even before you hear…
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…
Coyote Ugly — A Personal Tale
The office where I work is building a new building behind the current building. So right now, the back lot of the office is basically a construction site. I’m not…
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…
The cicadapocalypse is upon us
First the groundhog didn’t see his shadow … then the moon blotted out the sky … and now the cicadas are coming. Clearly 2024 is in peril. Then again, the…
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…