With its wide reed areas, Lake Neusiedl offers a gathering place for thousands upon thousands of starlings that are passing through on their way from Central Europe to their winter residence in Africa. From the end of August until October, the starlings build constantly growing swarms and regard the vineyards around the lake as their buffet where they can strengthen themselves before their long journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
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The winegrowers try to keep the birds away from their vineyards. If such a big swarm attacks the vineyard, it may be possible that most of the harvest gets eaten. Nets shall protect the fruits at locations near the lakeside up until the hills. Sometimes people are also shooting bangers.<\/p>\n
Gun in hand, Paul Schandl is waiting at the edges of the vineyard \u201cVogelsang\u201d. Today, you cannot hear the birds sing, because Paul Schandl is shooting bangers in the air every time he sees a swarm of starlings coming around like a dark cloud. He stays there until the hungry birds do not come back anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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