What's with the dead birds on the beach?

[Diane4145]

Heart breaking!

I'm afraid that things are going, to get worse! I'm an optimist, but, really concerned!

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Someone posted this black & red bird found dead off the TX gulf coast. It looks tropical to me with the eye bars and black crest.
Dead Bird on beach on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
You'll need to click on it to see the bird.

I wonder if the ash from volcano could contribute to dead birds, as well as burning of fuel from rig where birds perched in migration or flew through.


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