Dead Bird Found in Sofia Center
Politics | January 12, 2006, Thursday
Civil Defence authorities have collected a dead bird from an intersection in Sofia downtown, SNA reporters witnessed. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia News Agency)
Civil Defence authorities have collected a dead bird from an intersection in Sofia downtown, SNA reporters witnessed.
The small bird was at the crossing of the Lege and Saborna streets, right across the archeological museum and an expensive shoe store. Its breast feathers were colored in green, and its back in dark colors. It was about the size of a sparrow.
The pickup party was dressed in protective gear and carried a special basket. They sprinkled the site with disinfectants.
Preliminary doubts that the body might have been that of a canary or a starling have not been confirmed yet.
There are suspicions that the bird has died of freezing. It is still unconfirmed whether the bird is of a migratory species.
Amid bird flu fears rising in Bulgaria, the tension is building at the sight of such incidents.
None of the local authorities contacted so far have been notified of the dead bird's pickup.
The small bird was at the crossing of the Lege and Saborna streets, right across the archeological museum and an expensive shoe store. Its breast feathers were colored in green, and its back in dark colors. It was about the size of a sparrow.
The pickup party was dressed in protective gear and carried a special basket. They sprinkled the site with disinfectants.
Preliminary doubts that the body might have been that of a canary or a starling have not been confirmed yet.
There are suspicions that the bird has died of freezing. It is still unconfirmed whether the bird is of a migratory species.
Amid bird flu fears rising in Bulgaria, the tension is building at the sight of such incidents.
None of the local authorities contacted so far have been notified of the dead bird's pickup.
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