Quotes from Groucho Marx
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.
Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?
Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.
From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it.
(Groucho could not have been talking about my Murder on Money Mountain ...could he?)
Fireworks and Wildlife
For several reasons, one of which is toxic residue left after a display, fireworks have drawbacks. Others include wild fires, personal safety, noise, and frightened animals both domestic and wildlife.
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Fireworks can disturb and sometimes harm animals including birds."The noise and lights disorient them," said Audrey DeRose Wilson, The Florida Audubon Bird Director. She pointed out that the booms and bangs risk driving parents away from chicks in the nest leaving them unfed and unprotected from predictors.
Industry estimates for the number of fireworks displays nationwide over the July 4th weekend will be close to 16,000. Data shows that New Years fireworks celebrations in Europe sent flocks of geese flying on the celebration night as much 300 miles over the next three nights.
Fireworks leave toxic residue and pollute air and water long after the display. "They're toxic time bombs waiting to be passed on," said Bill Bateman*, ecologist who published a book in 2021 outlining how fireworks affect wildlife.
*Acanthoplus. Behavioural ecologist; herpetology, urban ecology, conservation
It is better to attend organized formal community displays instead buying and shooting your own individual fireworks.
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.
Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?
Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.
From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it.
(Groucho could not have been talking about my Murder on Money Mountain ...could he?)
Fireworks and Wildlife
For several reasons, one of which is toxic residue left after a display, fireworks have drawbacks. Others include wild fires, personal safety, noise, and frightened animals both domestic and wildlife.
.
Fireworks can disturb and sometimes harm animals including birds."The noise and lights disorient them," said Audrey DeRose Wilson, The Florida Audubon Bird Director. She pointed out that the booms and bangs risk driving parents away from chicks in the nest leaving them unfed and unprotected from predictors.
Industry estimates for the number of fireworks displays nationwide over the July 4th weekend will be close to 16,000. Data shows that New Years fireworks celebrations in Europe sent flocks of geese flying on the celebration night as much 300 miles over the next three nights.
Fireworks leave toxic residue and pollute air and water long after the display. "They're toxic time bombs waiting to be passed on," said Bill Bateman*, ecologist who published a book in 2021 outlining how fireworks affect wildlife.
*Acanthoplus. Behavioural ecologist; herpetology, urban ecology, conservation
It is better to attend organized formal community displays instead buying and shooting your own individual fireworks.
Have a happy 4th of July