Birds are going blind in the D.C. region, and wildlife experts don’t know why
There is no knowing – at least not yet – whether what is grounding the young birds is contagious to humans, being caused by humans or simply happening in an area heavily populated by humans.
By Theresa VargasThe Washington Post
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Alexandra Dimsdale found this young, blind grackle stumbling outside her Washington, D.C., home. She took it to a wildlife rehabilitator but learned it couldn t be saved. Alexandra Dimsdale via The Washington Post
WASHINGTON In the video, the young grackle takes a few wobbly steps along a sidewalk, pauses and then wobbles some more.