Dozen of Birds Rain Down from the Sky in Canada - Coast to Coast AM
A bizarre incident in British Columbia, Canada saw dozens of birds inexplicably fall from the sky in an unsettling scene which left onlookers horrified. The strangeness reportedly took place in the town of Tsawwassen late last week near a ferry terminal. One astounded witness to the weirdness marveled that the birds, thought to be starlings, were seemingly fine and flying in a swarm when they suddenly pivoted and flew face down into the pavement.
"It was like raining birds," Kevin Beech said, "it was really creepy, dead birds everywhere." His sentiments were echoed by another witness who called the event "unreal" and "spooky." This individual, named Shawn Phillips, actually stopped his car to see if there was anything he could do to help the unfortunate creatures. However, it would seem that the plunge proved to be too much for the small creatures as none of them survived the fall.
As to what may have caused the odd event, wildlife experts aren't quite sure, but suggested that a combination of malnourishment and stress from inclement weather may have had a hand in the incident. Together, the two factors can apparently be disastrous for the birds as they "can cause their bodies to shut down and just drop from the sky." The bodies of the downed birds have since been collected and are being tested in an attempt to determine what may have been behind their eerie mass die off.
A bizarre incident in British Columbia, Canada saw dozens of birds inexplicably fall from the sky in an unsettling scene which left onlookers horrified. The strangeness reportedly took place in the town of Tsawwassen late last week near a ferry terminal. One astounded witness to the weirdness marveled that the birds, thought to be starlings, were seemingly fine and flying in a swarm when they suddenly pivoted and flew face down into the pavement.
"It was like raining birds," Kevin Beech said, "it was really creepy, dead birds everywhere." His sentiments were echoed by another witness who called the event "unreal" and "spooky." This individual, named Shawn Phillips, actually stopped his car to see if there was anything he could do to help the unfortunate creatures. However, it would seem that the plunge proved to be too much for the small creatures as none of them survived the fall.
As to what may have caused the odd event, wildlife experts aren't quite sure, but suggested that a combination of malnourishment and stress from inclement weather may have had a hand in the incident. Together, the two factors can apparently be disastrous for the birds as they "can cause their bodies to shut down and just drop from the sky." The bodies of the downed birds have since been collected and are being tested in an attempt to determine what may have been behind their eerie mass die off.
