If you place
blame on the bird, you won't look further at the situation and find other ways to solve problems.
Not exact matches
On Monday, McDonald's Corp. also
blamed fears over
bird flu for a decline in China sales for the month.
Birds took the
blame for bringing down the jetliner that «Sully» Sullenberger landed
on the Hudson River eight years ago this weekend.
Populations of both penguin species have plummeted in recent years, which the research
blames on the loss of the tiny, shrimp - like krill that are a staple food for both
birds.
Researchers have already
blamed die - offs of migratory
birds and sea lions
on The Blob; concerns are now that salmon harvests this summer will be depressed as a result of the warm water.
Forty years ago, shooting and poisoning
birds of prey was widespread, and the killing invariably
blamed on old - time gamekeepers, men born and bred to view
birds of prey as the enemy.
So who can
blame Greta Gerwig — currently nominated for Best Director at the Oscars for her recent coming - of - age hit Lady
Bird — for wanting to get in
on that densely mythologic action?
Because wild cats have been
blamed for killing millions of small mammals and
birds each year, Fish and Wildlife officials Friday voted to prohibit the release, feeding and protection of cats
on land the agency manages and discourage such behavior
on other public lands.
«Today, I call
on the leaders of the American
Bird Conservancy, The Wildlife Society, and the leadership of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who persist in using flawed science and vicious rhetoric like Dauphine's to
blame cats for species decline, to stop.»
Avian diseases accidentally imported in connection with cockfighting also had a part in the loss of native Hawaiian
birds, but
blaming cats and feral mongooses, introduced to Hawaii in 1883 to hunt rats
on sugar cane plantations, has long been more politically convenient than challenging the practices of Hawaii's biggest export industries.
Felines accompanying their human companions have gone
on to prey
on the local wildlife, and they have been
blamed for the global extinction of 33 species.Jan 29, 2013 How many
birds are killed by cats every year?
human encrouchment
on beach nesting grounds probably is more of a threat to the
birds then cats - it's just convenient to
blame the poor cats than the humans who are itching to build their dream house
on the beach or to drag their familites en masse to the dunes and sand for summer recreation.
Blame it
on cultural imperialism, the undeniable twee delight of appliqué
birds, or the sheer convenience of ironic facial hair, just know this: The hipster has reached these international cities, and will no doubt continue to penetrate the far - flung corners of the earth (at least until the next trend strikes).
Blame it
on an early viewing of Alfred Hitchcock's «The
Birds» or the gaggle of seagulls in my hometown of Boston that were always trying to steal my sandwiches as a kid, but I kept a healthy distance from all things aviary starting at a young age.
If there had been no perch, the
bird of prey wouldn't have been there and so you can
blame the wind turbine
on that.
The consortium running the project
blame the abandonment of an additional 65 giant turbines
on «various factors», but especially the requirement for a 3 - year study
on the potential impact
on birds.
It's like this... I had the can of spray paint in my hand and the little things were just sitting
on top of the outside trash can and my choice was: * go get paper and carefully cover the trash can * point and spray... I went with the instant gratification, who could
blame me, I'm spray painting a
bird cage today do ya want me to finish painting the trash can?