Not only are dead birds continuing to inexplicably rain from the skies from Arkansas to Italy, but now we’re seeing massive fish kills around the globe. Even the experts that read 10,000 Birds are baffled.
But Saudi Arabian officials may have uncovered a critical lead in the case: an Israeli spy vulture. Do you see a connection? No wonder they’re exterminating these conspirators in Cyprus.
Possible threat to global bio-security (photo by Ingrid Taylar)
Feel free to use this space to share other explanations, either more or less plausible!
(Hat tip to Clare for the vulture story!)
Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but he's also a traveler who fully expects to see every bird in the world. Besides founding 10,000 Birds in 2003, Mike has also created a number of other entertaining but now extirpated nature blog resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network and I and the Bird.
Best explanation I’ve seen is
http://thehairpin.com/2011/01/decoding-the-bird-death-maps/