I'm often guilty of wanting the last word
I reported what I thought was a touching anecdote about the impact of low flying airplanes on birds. I would not have thought that that called for a last word, just a sigh, maybe a tear.
must admit to knowing nothing of parrots, Puerto Rico, the biologist, his work or political point of view.
The guy was a biologist trying to restore parrots. My goodness, what does political point of view have to do with that? Seems to me that his expression came from a sense of great loss and sadness, not politics.
He looked old enough to fondly remember wild parrots from his youth. The only time I've been in the jungle with parrots was a week spent at the Canaima/Angel Falls area of Venezuela. I found the presence of parrots utterly charming and can identify with his sadness.
<<At the time of Columbus, the parrot's total population may have exceeded 100,000 individuals. In the 1950's, the population was estimated at 200 birds; and, in 1975, reached an all time low of 13 birds.>>
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These days, there is very little the military does...
The role of the military in film making is totally outside my experience. I assumed that civilian stunt pilots had flown the planes. If the military hams it up for the cameras, I hope the taxpayer is compensated by the film company.
...without jumping through all the environmental hoops.
Now this is something I know a little more about. I imagine that the folks in EPA's Federal Facilities program would look differently at that... |
