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Flock of black vultures vexes Virginia woman
DailyPress.com ^
| January 9, 2010
| ELIZA WINSTON
Posted on 01/10/2010 11:08:06 PM PST by Daffynition
RIDGEWAY, Va. - The birds are watching Nancy Cox, waiting on her lawn and slowly chewing their way inside her Ridgeway home.
After a flock of almost 200 black vultures moved to Ridgeway this fall, Cox has had a steady stream of 30-35 large, hostile, hungry visitors each day.
"I can't even sit down to eat at the table," she said. "The vultures watch me through the window and fly into the doors trying to get into the house."
Cox has the only home in her neighborhood with rubber roofing. But she may not have it much longer. The vultures are steadily ingesting the rubber, leaving Cox with a leaky roof and shaky nerves.
According to Scott Barras, state director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services Program, black vulture infestations are a common problem in Virginia.
He said the vultures often damage property because they enjoy picking on rubber, although no one is sure why.
They damage roofs by pulling off corners of shingles, and they chew off the rubber seals around exhaust pipes, Barras said. He added that they often pull the rubber blades off windshield wipers while damaging a vehicle's paint with their large talons.
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TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: pests; virginia; vultures; wildlife
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To: Daffynition
Well Nancy, according to most old western movies, there’s a dead guy somewhere near your house.
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:16:01 PM PST
by
lawnguy
(The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil-Cicero)
To: lawnguy
Because I couldn't find the original Far Side comic...
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:18:25 PM PST
by
DemforBush
(Never mind that *bleep*, here comes Mongo!)
To: Daffynition
I pictured numerous ambulance chasers (trial lawyers) surrounding her house. Then my mind drifted to a flock of Obamacare Dems........
To: Daffynition
I have a small flock roosting on my property but they don’t bother anything. I’ve never heard of the situation described. There was a vulture many years ago which would beg for snacks around the service stations on one of the I-95 exits, but it wasn’t threatening.
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:19:29 PM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:19:51 PM PST
by
Domangart
(editor and publisher)
To: lawnguy
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:20:41 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:24:05 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: Daffynition
This sounds like inner-city gang activity to me. /sarc
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:26:50 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards,com)
To: Daffynition
Nothing a good pellet gun can’t fix.
To: fieldmarshaldj
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:27:31 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: Daffynition
Ah, you beat me to the Hitchcock comment. :D
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:29:01 PM PST
by
rdl6989
(January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
To: ransomnote; Domangart
Democrats:
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:30:40 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: Daffynition
sumbuddy needs to go fetch o’er to Widow Cox’s house and pick ‘em some feathers
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:49:05 PM PST
by
blueplum
To: Daffynition
When we were living in CA, we threw the turkey carcass in the abandoned house next door’s yard and watched a vulture and a cat fight over it. Liquid induced entertainment.
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:52:45 PM PST
by
ebshumidors
(vet, rifleman, 'nuff said.)
Comment #16 Removed by Moderator
To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:57:30 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
Maybe that's b/c your roof isn't made of rubbery material.
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posted on
01/10/2010 11:59:36 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: GeronL
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posted on
01/11/2010 12:01:19 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: Daffynition
mmmmm,,,Full-Choke~~~#4 Shot,,,
Call me in the morning...;0)
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posted on
01/11/2010 12:04:46 AM PST
by
1COUNTER-MORTER-68
(THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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