NL-Outsidethebox [confederation]

All the talk recently in Newfoundland and Labrador about alternative energy sources and energy in general specifically wind mills got me to thinking.

Some of the enviormentalists are slandering wind mills because they kill birds. Since we have a new wind mill here in the maritime prairies at Amherst NS I've had an opportunity to see one of these wind mills up close and observe it from time to time when driving by.

It occured to me after sitting in the hospital emergency room waiting for Mrs Expat and observing the pigeons circumvent the pointy things that they had put on top of out croppings to try and deter the very same pigeons I was watching standing in amongst these pointy things that the reason birds are probably getting killed by these wind mills is because birds do what birds like to do land on high objects and observe for prey or stay out of the range of prey. What a perfect spot birds must think upon seeing a windmill tower which is generally situated in the open where there would otherwise be no such post.

Now even wind mills have slack times when it wouldn't be dangerous for a bird to be in and around the killer blades so at such times birds get habituated with perching ontop of these very dangerous wind mills because they can.

So in conclusion it is my personal opinion that all wind mill towers should be made bird unfriendly as perches by
Either putting pointy things long enough so as that they can't stand in amongst them LOL
Place Owls ontop of these towers.
Paint the blades differing colors specifically Black and white so as that birds can see them since birds only see black and white. Keeping in mind that it needs to be visible when the blades are in motion either one blade black one white or half black half white to ensure that they don't blend in with the surrounding sky and terrain.
Make the top of the towers pointy so as to discourage perching.

http://www.labradorventus.ca/
http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/energyplan/papers/discussionpaper.pdf

Any way just a thought.

PS: Here is a live web cam of an eagles nest with young.
http://www.nu.com/eagles/live/default.asp#
http://www.friendsofdeserthotsprings.com/Windmill.htm

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Update: Upon further thought it is my humble opinion that the best way to curb this terrible tragedy of bird kills by wind mills is to work with nature. Nature tells these birds of prey to perch on the highest location possible to observe for prey. So why not extend the wind mill poles so that they extend above the danger path of the blades and over top of the blades so that birds can approach and land on this platform in relative safety from the turning blades. They could even make their nests on top of these pole platforms now wouldn't that be ne nice man aiding nature instead of working without any consideration to his impact on nature.

Shouldn't high towers have lights on top of them for aviation warning? This light would also allow for a place to perce aboe and out of danger for birds of prey as well as a warning for low flying aviation and night owls.