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Fish and chips harming eider ducks






Eider ducks in Northumberland's coastal areas are being harmed by people feeding them fish and chips, a wildlife expert has warned. Chris Watson says people living or visiting the area often wrongly believe eiders are tame as they are "friendly". He told BBC Radio Four's Broadcasting House the sea birds may seem to enjoy the food but it damages their eggs. The Northumberland coast is recognised as a haven for wild birds, including colonies of eiders. Mr Watson, whose work as a nature sound recordist includes documentaries with Sir David Attenborough, said: "Normally eider ducks eat shellfish not fish and chips - [which is] lacking calcium so the eggs are failing. BBC; Nov. 23, 2014 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30166120








A chart drawn for the New Moon of Nov. 22 at Northumberland is shown here. The New Moon is conjunct Venus and the asteroid Ceres on the MC with both square Neptune.


Venus/Neptune/Ceres
People  provide food (Ceres) from love and  altruism (Venus) that may be based on a misunderstanding,  possible self-deception  (Neptune) that becomes a source for sorrow (Neptune).  


Neptune [5pi] is conjunct the star Egg Nebula (“Cygnus Egg’) [1]. The constellation Cygnus is often shown as a Swan. Swans (genus Cygnus) belong to the Anatidae family, which also includes geese and ducks!

All the significant elements of the story can be seen in the stars so that we could use the lessons learnt from this story if the New Moon is affecting our charts.




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