Fireworks

[Peregrinus]

Thought I'd post a poll to find out if birds get 'worried' (As in sheep), by fireworks. I've often wondered what they do, because when you think of the bird scarer's farmers' use, ie VERY loud bangers, the modern trend for the firework mongers is just a load of loud bangs. They've been going off non-stop where I live for the past week or so. I wonder how wildlife reacts; I know my old dog used to be scared s***less by fireworks...

[Wild-Woman]

I have a starling roost in trees at the bottom of the garden.They settle in a dusk, usually about 60 of them. Since the first lot of fireworks, they have disappeared. Each year they usually return but it takes a while and then they have to contend with New Years eve.

[ColonelBlimp]

I was at my granny's watching the faintly ridiculous fireworks of the school next door (to quantify, the bangers were echoing strongly off a range of hills ten miles away!!!).

I saw more wildlife than ever before-a Badger,two thrushes, two blackbirds, various tits, all doing alarm calls, and a Pipistrelle doing circles in the air. So yes I bet it does alarm them.

Plus I feed the birds in my garden and live in a pretty urban area. Unfortunately you get people round here that a)cannot understand that fireworks are for November the fifth and b)demonstrate their dispenible income by buying monstrous creations that result in a whole week or so feeling like we are in Stalingrad. Consequentially we have had no birds feeding so far.

[Peregrinus]

I quite agree Colonel Blimp, and Wild Woman.

Just looked out of my bedroom window, and guess the what the only solitary bird in the whole area is? A Magpie!!! One for sorrow I believe... (Nothing new)

Damn things are all you get round here anyway, not helped by the fact that my neighbour leaves all sorts of carcases of chickens etc from their Sunday roast on their back lawn for them to gorge!

[FoxySquirrel]

All animals are affected and they should be banned.

[honeybee]

I hate fireworks more and more each year... They're enough to make me have a heart attack.. as you can read here!

fireworks

[naturelover]

we are still getting them go off round here,not many nights go by without one or two going off,the date is 23 november you would think they would have had enough by now and have more thought for other people late at night wouldnt you,why this happens i think after guy fawks they sell them off cheap, so thats why it goes on for so long,should be stopped i think.

[Adam Cheeseman]

Originally Posted by naturelover

we are still getting them go off round here,not many nights go by without one or two going off,the date is 23 november you would think they would have had enough by now and have more thought for other people late at night wouldnt you,why this happens i think after guy fawks they sell them off cheap, so thats why it goes on for so long,should be stopped i think.

Either that or your local hindus and sikhs are celebrating Diwali!

Cheers,

Adam

[naturelover]

sorry i dont understand what you have written.