THOUSANDS of birds have fallen from the skies over Esperance and no one knows why.
Is it an illness, toxins or a natural phenomenon? A string of autopsies in Perth have shed no light on the mystery.
All the residents of flood-devastated Esperance know is that their "dawn chorus" of singing birds is missing.
The main casualties are wattle birds, yellow-throated miners, new holland honeyeaters and singing honeyeaters, although some dead crows, hawks and pigeons have also been found.
Wildlife officers are baffled by the "catastrophic" event, which the Department of Environment and Conservation said began well before last week's freak storm.
On Monday, Esperance, 725km southeast of Perth, was declared a natural disaster zone.
District nature conservation co-ordinator Mike Fitzgerald said the first reports of birds dropping dead in people's yards came in three weeks ago. More than 500 deaths had since been notified. But the calls stopped suddenly last week, reportedly because no birds were left.
"It's very substantial. We estimate several thousand birds are dead, although we don't have a clear number because of the large areas of bushland," Mr Fitzgerald said.
Birds Australia, the nation's main bird conservation group, said it had not heard of a similar occurrence. "Not on that scale, and all at the same time, and also the fact that it's several different species," chief executive Graeme Hamilton said. "You'd have to call that a most unusual event and one that we'd all have to be concerned about."
He expected birds would return to the area once the problem - natural or man-made phenomenon - was fixed but said it was vital the cause was identified.
The Department of Agriculture and Food, which conducted the autopsies, has almost ruled out an infectious process.
Acting chief veterinary officer Fiona Sunderman said toxins were the most likely cause but the deaths could be due to anything from toxic algae to chemicals and pesticides.
Dr Sunderman said there were no leads yet on which of potentially hundreds of toxins might be responsible. Some birds were seen convulsing as they died.
Michelle Crisp was one of the first to contact the DEC after finding dozens of dead birds on her property one morning.
She told The Australian she normally had hundreds of birds in her yard, but that she and a neighbour counted 80 dead birds in one day. "It went to the point where we had nothing, not a bird," she said. "It was like a moonscape, just horrible.
"But the frightening thing for us, we didn't find any more birds after that. We literally didn't have any birds left to die."
If you have seen the science fiction film "The Core", (See Movie: The Core Trailer [2:20] ) you will recognise
that in the story, they attribute birds dropping out of the sky with the
weakening of the Earth's magnetic field and cosmic rays coming in and
creating electromagnetic chaos on the planet. There are also dramatic scenes with people fitted with pacemakers dropping dead too. If you do some research or read the book Tuning the Diamonds: Electromagnetism & Spiritual Evolution you will find out that the indeed the magnetic field of Earth is dropping like a stone and planet Earth is being bombarded with electromagnetic energy in the form of solar/cosmic/galactic rays, solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejection (CMEs). This has been called Space Weather by our astrophysical/scientific community and things are so bad that now NASA/solar physicists are publicly worried about the peak of the next solar cycle in 2012. Also, have you noticed the huge increase of reports of fireballs and meteorites being witnessed ALL OVER THE PLANET!!
The electromagnetic environment of Earth is now in complete chaos hence the bizarre weather, but the experts cannot agree it is caused by global warming and even some basic research will inform you that this is not about global mean temperatures. For those who want to understand why Al Gore cannot possibly be right, please read the document “Hot & Cold Media Spin: A Challenge To Journalists Who Cover Global Warming” written by Senator James Inhofe, Chairman, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. There is plenty of evidence that something else is going on, but the media is desperate to keep people's attention away from The Truth!
Now, according to our scientists, we are technically facing the sixth mass extinction" of species living on planet Earth. The last time that happened was 65 million years ago with the disappearance of the dinosaurs. I believe that we are experiencing energy driven evolution and for humans that means that our DNA is dramatically changing. The next rung of the evolutionary ladder means the development of spiritual qualities, basically greater degrees of harmony and balance within ourselves, in our relationships and in our relationship with planet Earth.
This information is all carefully explained in the book Tuning the Diamonds: Electromagnetism & Spiritual Evolution. Now, in the current electromagnetic chaos on Earth, human beings need to be able to pick out the correct frequencies of light to be able to function properly. Hence, why there has been so much debate about the increase in the Schumann Resonance which has been largely unsubstantiated by New Age authors like Gregg Braden. However, in my book, I quote sources and provide the references that indeed the whole spectrum of Schumann Resonances frequencies are indeed becoming much stronger in their intensity. At the same time, I explain why it is possible to safely attune yourself to these higher frequencies of light that are currently circulating around our planet. Our scientists have been studying this for over 50 years, but it is the metaphysical community that actually understand what to do with the information!!
This is no longer metaphysics, this is scientific fact!
As Russian scientists informed the world in 1998,
"Each living representative on Earth will be getting a thorough "examination" or "quality control inspection" to determine it's ability to comply with these new conditions. These evolutionary challenges always require effort, or endurance... It is not only the climate that is becoming new, but we as human beings are experiencing a global change in the vital processes of living organisms, or life itself." [Bold added for emphasis]
I am not the only one that thinks that the birds are being affected by the Earth's magnetic field. See the report from the Daily Mail (UK), 10th January Dead birds rain down on towns half a world apart. Here are comments from Daily Mail readers:
Has anyone investigated to determine whether there could be any difficulties with respect to magnetic phenomena and the earth's magnetic field which could account for the oddly similar events half a world away from one another but lacking any toxicological smoking gun?
- Alan, Naples USA
Sounds like the earth's magnetic field messed with their navigation system...
- Tim Black, Guatemala
As a retiree, with several years in the coal mines it does set off alarms when such delicate creatures die for no obvious reason. Years ago the canary was carried into mines to act as pre-warning of bad, toxic air. Some how or other the death of these birds are warning us.
- Ralph Griffith, West Chester, Ohio
Has anyone thought of sampling the area with a gauss meter to measure something like electro-magnetism? Just a guess, but what a coincidence that it's on opposite sides of the globe. I'm just guessing, I'm not a scientist or anything, but I thought intense radiation and strong magnetic currents could harm small animals. Can anyone chime in?
- Stephenm, Denver, USA
God sending us a signal?
- Raul, Riverside, California
Consider the facts: Many birds died at once or in a very short time span. Many different species of birds were affected. Opposite sides of the globe may be significant or it may be coincidence. I think the former. The Earth's magnetic field has been weakening and scientists do think a "flip" - where the magentic poles reverse, is iminent. Of course, in geologic terms, imminent can mean tomorrow or 100K years from now. However, geologic studies have shown "flips" in Earth's past and based on the geo-record, we are WAY overdue for a flip.
I know it's a Hollywood movie, but "The Core" (a movie about Earth's failing magnetic field and man's "heroic effort" to correct it) had a scene eeriely similar scene where birds when beserk before falling dead in droves. There was another scene where people with pacemakers died in droves as well. Let's hope that one doesn't come true.
It will be very interesting to see the results of the investigation.
