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Reuters: Flocks of hungry parrots and pigeons are plaguing sunflower farmers in some parts of Argentina, eating their crops and thinning their wallets.
As swelling numbers of birds feed on fields, growers try to scare them away using balloons with "menacing eyes" painted on them. Farmers in the South American country, a leading global food exporter, also try to scare the birds using reflective tape, scarecrows, and by setting off fireworks.
"The problem is huge, especially in Buenos Aires province.......
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Parrots and pigeons threaten Argentine sunflowers
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 16th, 2011
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