I can assure you that the full breasted boobie is far from endangered, in fact they are reaching plague proportions!

It's getting so bad that reading your favourite forum at lunchtime will get you fired if the boss sees it...

P.S. Don't assume that it was a galah that pulled the trigger, either.

Looks like Maggies are not much better

Squabbling magpies bring down power lines
November 11, 2010, 5:47 pm

Two squawking magpies caused havoc in western Sydney when they managed to bring down power lines, causing outages to businesses in an industrial area.

Third Avenue at Blacktown was shut down after the freak mishap triggered an electrical fault which snapped the wires on Thursday evening.

Police, firefighters and energy authorities responded to the incident, which happened when one of the squawking birds unwittingly flew between two cables.

"When magpies are at full wingspan they they can make contact and complete a circuit," an Integral Energy spokeswoman said.

"It creates a fault on the main and it's the fault that makes the lines come down."

The incident cost the bird its life and left seven businesses without power from about 6.20pm (AEDT).
Crews are currently working to resolve the issue.

SandS said...

I realise that they are protected, but really the grief they cause!

Bit of a pain to the man on the land, squawk squawk squawk.

next thing you know all the rare and endangered species, like the full breasted boobie.

are gone !!!

Funny SandS