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Sky turns black as thousands of starlings flock into town
dailymail.co.uk — Time was when the only visitors flocking to Gretna Green were eloping English couples. Now the Scottish border village is getting arrivals by the million - and most of them come by air.
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- ferrell, on 02/19/2008, -1/+29Bring an umbrella.
- cawpin, on 02/19/2008, -7/+11Bring a 12 gauge.
- deviouskoopa, on 02/19/2008, -3/+3Bring a healthy amount of fireworks.
- NovaPrime9, on 02/19/2008, -3/+2Shotgun? Umbrella? Bah. I'll be there with my flamethrower and a six-pack.
- CedEx, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0I'll bring the BBQ sauce!
- osarhan, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Don't forget the RIZLA!
- Qtip42, on 02/19/2008, -12/+5Bring your umbrella.
- Qtip42, on 02/19/2008, -3/+2dammit digg for not showing that first comment.
- wastedlife, on 02/19/2008, -2/+5Aw, you missed it by a few seconds, I dugg you up for hivemind.
- daxsymbiont, on 02/19/2008, -1/+11Ah nature.., we haven't completely destroyed it yet.
- 4rp4n3t, on 02/19/2008, -3/+3Hold on, I'll get my shotgun...
- deadmann, on 02/19/2008, -2/+4We are nature.
- daxsymbiont, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2deep.
- osarhan, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Very deep
- SAc0balt, on 02/19/2008, -2/+3Actually, I bet the reason these things swarm the area now is due to further destruction of ecosystems and climate change.
- cawpin, on 02/19/2008, -3/+1Um, no. Starlings are pieces of *****. That's why they swarm.
- daxsymbiont, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1point.
- ByteGuerilla, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1We just scared the ***** out of it.
- Phenomenom, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0How strange that these should be an invasive species...
- NeverOffside, on 02/19/2008, -9/+4Bring someone's umbrella.
- linksus, on 02/19/2008, -6/+2''Looks up''
- BlackTye, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3::gets bird crap in eye::
- h3lx, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1::Walks away grateful cows don't have wings::
- BlackTye, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3::gets bird crap in eye::
- IgWannA, on 02/19/2008, -0/+39A thousand nations of the Persian empire descend upon you. Our starlings will blot out the sun!
- Grimdotdotdot, on 02/19/2008, -0/+24Then we shall bird-watch in the shade.
- echo2501, on 02/19/2008, -3/+1A thousand nations of the Persian empire poop upon you...
- undersky, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVzLqGrLDA0
- goerg, on 02/19/2008, -8/+1I, for one, welcome our new starling overlords
- DeFex, on 02/19/2008, -1/+7the daily mail mist have gotten the new "starling generator" photoshop plug.
- CedEx, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0Exactly... I've already found "twins" in that flock. It's highly suspicious.
- banido, on 02/19/2008, -9/+3Reminds me of Alfred Hitchcock´s "The Birds"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056869/ - dwalker, on 02/19/2008, -0/+6Someone tell them they are too early - its freezing here today -6 degrees C last night.
- plundstedt, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2Wow I wish it was that warm here. -20° C here right now.
- HOMEsplice, on 02/19/2008, -2/+7That town is going to be flooded with bird *****.
- Encablossa, on 02/19/2008, -4/+14Then we shall fight them in the shade!
- stephenhacking, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1If only this happened in the sahara desert - no heat and no dry desert *sigh*
- zantos420, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2huntin' gonna be easy this season timmy
- cw1242, on 02/19/2008, -0/+5I thought for a second that this was a sister story to the North America Plunged into Darkness one from yesterday.
- thegarner, on 02/19/2008, -8/+3The Daily Mail really is obsessed with immigration...
***** Daily Mail - deviouskoopa, on 02/19/2008, -3/+3Alfred Hitchcock anyone?
Ah never mind... I see someone mentioned it and was dugg down for some reason. Beats me. - Totz83, on 02/19/2008, -2/+0Hitchcock woulda' loved this!
- AmandaQ, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2I'm going to go curl up in a corner now. *shudder*
- dregin, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1NO, NO, NO! It's the earth's rotation gone wonky!!
Don't worry. The sun will be back in 12 hours, anyway ;-) - josegutz, on 02/19/2008, -4/+3Our sparrows will block out the sky!
Then we will fight in the shade! - crackedlogic, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2fly away little starlings.... fly fly fly...
- hokie47, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1***** I just washed my car
- Smills, on 02/19/2008, -3/+2THE BIRDS!
- kaythecraven, on 02/19/2008, -3/+1See video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU
- borez, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1The Daily Mail...again?
Digg's being spammed - fxu1989, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Give everyone here
http://www.worldofstock.com/slides/PRE6790.jpg
this
http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/39/6 ...
http://www.photoblogster.com/images/20060211182945 ...
and problem solved. - jmohring, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1where is the picture of all the poop that fell on the house? thats what i want to look at
- yfguitarist, on 02/19/2008, -1/+3I, for one, welcome our black starling overlords.
- FlashGit, on 02/19/2008, -0/+5Holy *****, it's the Krill! Stay in the light!
- wondertwins, on 02/19/2008, -2/+1its Kryll not krill u dumbass. Play GoW again plz?
- ohcoaster, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1where i live in southern ontario we have the same problem. i say problem because they nest here all winter and when they're swarming overhead it's literally raining *****. my car gets painted white daily, sometimes it's purple if they've been eating grapes. i'm thinking of moving.
- DeadlyCouncil, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2I ***** hate starlings.
- KauLad, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1This is an aerial rat! Aggressive, omnivorous, predatory. If they had a single neck, I'd wring it!
- MrDo, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Oh pointy bird, oh pointy, pointy.
- MrDo, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1These shots are also good. http://epod.usra.edu/archive/epodviewer.php3?oid=3 ...
- Rizzen, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0Crebain from Dunland.
- Yage2006, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Better bring an umbrella if you plan on going outside :)
- dbsmoker, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1The first thing they head for is MY CAR! >=(
- Phenomenom, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0I hope they do something like shoot everyone of those damn birds. F*cking invasive species.
- paweenthas, on 03/15/2008, -0/+1Stay in the house if you don't want to be dirty.
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