"Bird eggs are coated in oil to prevent them from hatching."

Please, what is the reason for doing this? Environmentalist concerns aside (I am more of a “humanist” myself), why not just destroy the eggs outright?

Also, what on earth could the airport possibly be spending “millions” on in order to deter birds? None of the techniques listed in that article would seem to cost very much. I do know that NASA has bird radar, and probably the airport has it too. But even the most expensive technology I can come up with would not cost them millions.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ipKRkY9XnWmqqvBNAlBju1taRJCQD95OK1D00

If you destroy the eggs, most birds will lay new ones. If you kill the eggs but leave them intact the parents will continue to incubate them and won’t try again.

If I were in charge my solution would involve birdshot and a honey-orange glaze.

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At first I feared I had been Rickrolled, but now I see I’ve been Hammered.

Is there the slightest chance that you pasted the wrong link? :slight_smile: Otherwise, color me confused.

I don’t know whether devilsknew’s link was intentional, but since it appears to have nothing to do with the OP, I have broken it.

Colibri
General Questions Moderator

Why not? It’s chronos, colibri. Pertinent. Crossover.

[Moderator note]

Deliberately misleading links are not appropriate for GQ. Don’t do this again.

And also, what the hell are you talking about?
Colibri
General Questions Moderator

My thread. My poor thread. :frowning:

As for the question about how it could cost millions- They probably have a few dozen people employed to work specifically for that program. Salaries add up fast.

I find your solution very appealing.

I’d like to have the recipe, too…