Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
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Hundreds of dead crows were found..........
.......scattered on the A46 near Warwick recently by the Highways Agency.
Initial puzzlement led onto concerns that maybe they had died from 'avian flu'.
An animal pathologist has been drafted in to conduct the necessary investigation and any tests, etc. and it is good news that confirmation has been given it is not avian flu or such-like.
The report concluded that the cause of death in every instance of a dead bird that was investigated was from vehicular impact. The dead birds exhibited paint residues on body, beak and claws.
Samples of these paints were taken for further analysis and through scientific analysis of the chemical compounds they could identify the type of vehicle, even down to the manufacturer, that had been in collision impact with the dead birds.
The data showed 97.8% of the dead birds had been impacted by a large industrial vehicle and 2.2% had been impacted by smaller vehicles such as a motor car.
From this study the agency then hired an ornithological behaviour specialist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of lorry kills versus car kills.
The ornithological behaviour specialist quickly concluded that when crows landed on the road surface to eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow to warn of danger...............
They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout "Cah", not a single one could shout "Lorry"
9th May 2018 1:09 pm
stew 46
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I'm not sure what to say -------------------------------------------------
if you cant hold on dont let go , it ill come in handy for something even if you never use it.
D3 SE 05,
110 s wagon 300 tdi SOLD
h top transit
crew cab transit
transit connect
ausa dumper, muck truck .
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06 L 200 crew cab
2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
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9th May 2018 1:16 pm
astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
Posts: 8056
by a three year margin too........
And a 'jamieklb' had posted it some five years before that
Member Since: 07 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
Posts: 4156
It was still funny though! And for many of the older members on here they won’t remember it and are hearing it for the first time again.....
9th May 2018 1:26 pm
Ceekay
Member Since: 17 May 2009
Location: Bury
Posts: 2057
still funny D4 HSE Lux MY16 Club Waitomo
D3 HSE MY06 missing her still…
9th May 2018 1:30 pm
ianm27
Member Since: 02 Jun 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 2154
Aston back to his best Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
Limo Tint
Blackvue front & rear dashcam
Cruise control switch pack
Bodsy's remote for FBH
9th May 2018 1:44 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72802
Farmer Chalk wrote:
It was still funny though! And for many of the older members on here they won’t remember it and are hearing it for the first time again.....
Oi, I resemble that remark!!
9th May 2018 1:48 pm
Buckster
Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Hampshire
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2003 BMW M5- 5 Litres of V8 Optimax Slurping Goodness in Carbon Black
2013 RRS SDV6 HSE Black Edition- Orkney Grey with Ebony & Ivory. LR Facelift RAI, Genuine G4 Expo Rack, 4x Warn Spotlights, Warn 9.5 XPS Winch, Mantec Underbody Protection, Full Easylift Suspension, LightForce HTX 230 Spot Lights, LR Light Guards, 18” Compomotive PD1881 on 265/65/18 BF Goodrich KO2, Brembos Calipers, ARB Fridge, Tuff trek awning.
Visiting from the RR Sport forum:
9th May 2018 3:08 pm
Narpy
Member Since: 18 Jul 2011
Location: Stockport
Posts: 7830
ianm27 wrote:
Aston back to his best
If that's his best we still have his worst to look forward to! Mods:
Front Fogs + Halos
FBH Remote Control
The 1st Ever RRS Modded Grill
Garmin Nuvi + D4 Surround + Reversing Camera.
D4 Steering Wheel.
Rear Boot Spoiler.
Twin Brake Lights.
Wing Mirror Indicator Repeaters.
Long Roof Rails
Make your own Narpy grill thread
I'm not scared, I'm outta here.
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