I think this is really sad, it just speaks volumes to me that when humans have guns how they destroy things with such hate and vitriol. Ag, shame. ----- Original Message ----- From: botnizn@xxxxxxx To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 3:03 PM Subject: [va-richmond-general] domino effect story http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2005/11/14/pf-1306865.html -----Original Message----- From: Jim Blowers <jimvb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:02:11 -0500 Subject: [va-richmond-general] Robins and a sparrow Have any of you seen robins near your house? I mean like a few hundred of them at once? Two mornings in a row I have heard loud constant chatter at my house. I go outside and find the trees full of robins. Today I found about 12 robins hopping around on the driveway across the street. What?s causing them to flock here? We do have holly bushes and a pear tree with fruit on it. Also I heard some outlandish news from the Netherlands. A house sparrow was killed by an air rifle because it flew near some dominoes in a row and knocked over 23,000 of them with one swoop. I was surprised to find that this bird, a nuisance here and not protected by law, is on the endangered species list in the Netherlands. Can?t we ship a few hundred of them there? Jim Blowers