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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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1 posted on 01/10/2010 11:08:07 PM PST by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition

Well Nancy, according to most old western movies, there’s a dead guy somewhere near your house.


2 posted on 01/10/2010 11:16:01 PM PST by lawnguy (The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil-Cicero)
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To: lawnguy
Because I couldn't find the original Far Side comic...


3 posted on 01/10/2010 11:18:25 PM PST by DemforBush (Never mind that *bleep*, here comes Mongo!)
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To: Daffynition

I pictured numerous ambulance chasers (trial lawyers) surrounding her house. Then my mind drifted to a flock of Obamacare Dems........


4 posted on 01/10/2010 11:18:42 PM PST by ransomnote
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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.


5 posted on 01/10/2010 11:19:29 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: Daffynition

A democrat.


6 posted on 01/10/2010 11:19:51 PM PST by Domangart (editor and publisher)
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To: lawnguy

7 posted on 01/10/2010 11:20:41 PM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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8 posted on 01/10/2010 11:24:05 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Daffynition

This sounds like inner-city gang activity to me. /sarc


9 posted on 01/10/2010 11:26:50 PM PST by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards,com)
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To: Daffynition

Nothing a good pellet gun can’t fix.


10 posted on 01/10/2010 11:26:52 PM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Depression Countdown: 48... 47... 46...)
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11 posted on 01/10/2010 11:27:31 PM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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To: Daffynition

Ah, you beat me to the Hitchcock comment. :D


12 posted on 01/10/2010 11:29:01 PM PST by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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To: ransomnote; Domangart
Democrats:


13 posted on 01/10/2010 11:30:40 PM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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sumbuddy needs to go fetch o’er to Widow Cox’s house and pick ‘em some feathers


14 posted on 01/10/2010 11:49:05 PM PST by blueplum
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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.


15 posted on 01/10/2010 11:52:45 PM PST by ebshumidors (vet, rifleman, 'nuff said.)
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
This seems to be a universal problem ...issuing permits and methods that don't work.


17 posted on 01/10/2010 11:57:30 PM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
Maybe that's b/c your roof isn't made of rubbery material.


18 posted on 01/10/2010 11:59:36 PM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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19 posted on 01/11/2010 12:01:19 AM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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To: Daffynition
mmmmm,,,Full-Choke~~~#4 Shot,,,

Call me in the morning...;0)

20 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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