IIRC it’s the offshore turbines that pose the most risk to birds, and mostly to gliding fishing birds (bald eagle, osprey) because they barely see in front of them (they are looking down) and do not expect obstacles on open water.
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BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 days ago
A while back, I found myself driving across South Dakota, where there are plenty of fields of wind turbines.
There was one about 20 years from the road, with a paved driveway leading to it. Curious about all of Trump’s allegations, I decided to check it out, SO I pulled up next to the turbine.
First of all, his claim that they make lots of noise is a LIE. They make almost no noise at all. There was a quiet, regular mechanical thump, every few seconds or so, but it wasn’t loud, and it couldn’t be heard from the road.
Secondly, there wasn’t one dead bird in the vicinity, despite there being MANY turbines operating in close proximity. If turbines were so deadly to birds, there should be a lot of them around this are, or at least a few, or at least ONE. But there were none.
It almost like Trump either had no idea was he was saying, or he was just lying. Or both. Based on past experience, I’m going with BOTH.
Yaky@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I have heard some old ones make a good bit of noise, but those things are from like the Nixon era so I have no clue if they’ve always been loud. Regardless if Trump opens his insipid mouth then he is lying.
I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 1 day ago
20 years from the road
When your measuring distance in years, it’s too far to drive
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 day ago
Got it, edited.
I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 1 day ago
It was a fun thought. Assuming a speed of 60 miles per hour, one car-year would be 525,600 ~minutes~ ~seasons of love~ miles
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Trump was talking, so of course he was lying.