Bird Shit.

I like trees. I like birds too. But I don't like trees that attract birds who shit on people as they have lunch.

There are 3 places I know that has that deadly combination. And they so happen to be the places that I frequent most. My office, my church, and May's place. Every evening I leave the office in terror. It's like I'm passing through a battlefield, in the line of fire. Literally, I can hear drops of droppings hitting the ground. On occasions the droppings would fall 2 inches away from my feet, as though the birds are teasing me.

Sometimes in the morning I would buy nasi lemak before going up to the office. And the fragrance of nasi lemak won't be the first thing enters into my nose - it'll be the bird droppings. It's all over the floor!! In fact, most times I can't smell nasi lemak at all. I think I'm immune to bird flu.

So you can imagine how much I hate these birds and the trees that attract them. But I don't think this will solve anything.

Before this they just scare the birds away with gun shots. Now they literally kill them.

I don't like this approach of problem solving for several reasons.

1. This is not a hunting zone. There are cars & people walking around these places. People might get hurt - by a bullet or a falling bird.
2. This is a short-term solution. Animals don't leave because they are hunted. They leave when they lose their habitation. They didn't come here because it's a nice place to shit. They're here because of the trees planted here!!
3. The noise - gosh it's so darn annoying. And they just HAVE to do it during rush hour, when everyone's tired after a long day.

I have a video showing one of these dudes swinging a bird (not sure if it's dead or alive), throwing it up in the air, & let it fall on the ground. Hope I can show it to you soon.

Really, I can't believe that they can't figure out why the birds like to hang out in these places. A little scientific research would help them get to the root of the problem & find a win-win situation for us all. Just get those UNI students to perform that research, I'm sure they are more than capable. Find these birds a place where they can be free to fly, hang out, and shit. Hell, if you're good enough, you can even toilet-train them. Then plant trees that would not attract these birds, so that we won't have to eat & walk in fear of bird droppings.