Thousands of birds have been mysteriously dying in Esperance - literally falling from the sky according to this report. An older article indicates that this has been going on for the past month or so.
Acting chief veterinary officer Fiona Sunderman said toxins were the most likely cause but the deaths could be due to anything from toxic algae to chemicals and pesticides.
Birds convulsing as they died is clearly symptomatic of poisoning, which seems to be view of this report. But poisoning with what? My armchair bird forensic scientist skills tell me that toxic algae seems unlikely given the number of honey-eaters dying.
Meanwhile, the discovery of over 60 dead birds resulted in a temporary shutdown of 10 blocks of downtown Austin. Signs of the coming apocolypse or just some bird-hatin' Texan?
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