Death in Paradise | National Geographic

this was a check that got to be a

this was a check that got to be a at all we called a shed bird it’s a

at all we called a shed bird it’s a

at all we called a shed bird it’s a little nest bolt was outside the shed

little nest bolt was outside the shed

little nest bolt was outside the shed that be used to photograph marine

that be used to photograph marine

that be used to photograph marine creatures he was cute we’d say hello and

creatures he was cute we’d say hello and

creatures he was cute we’d say hello and all of that one day it was getting

all of that one day it was getting

all of that one day it was getting closer to fledging and it looked kind of

closer to fledging and it looked kind of

closer to fledging and it looked kind of listless I squirted him down a little

listless I squirted him down a little

listless I squirted him down a little bit of water to cool him off but the

bit of water to cool him off but the

bit of water to cool him off but the next day he had died the refuge managers

next day he had died the refuge managers

next day he had died the refuge managers Cynthia Vanderlip did a necropsy on the

Cynthia Vanderlip did a necropsy on the

Cynthia Vanderlip did a necropsy on the bird cause of death I would seem to be

bird cause of death I would seem to be

bird cause of death I would seem to be plastic there’s so much plastic floating

plastic there’s so much plastic floating

plastic there’s so much plastic floating in the water and the parents mistake it

in the water and the parents mistake it

in the water and the parents mistake it for food so here we have a toy

for food so here we have a toy

for food so here we have a toy bottle cap the chicks take all of what

bottle cap the chicks take all of what

bottle cap the chicks take all of what their parents have to regurgitate

their parents have to regurgitate

their parents have to regurgitate including plastic a small amount of

including plastic a small amount of

including plastic a small amount of chicken Kofa but when it becomes as much

chicken Kofa but when it becomes as much

chicken Kofa but when it becomes as much as shed bird head it’s overwhelming I

as shed bird head it’s overwhelming I

as shed bird head it’s overwhelming I took everything that was in shed Birds

took everything that was in shed Birds

took everything that was in shed Birds stomach and arranged it I wanted to see

stomach and arranged it I wanted to see

stomach and arranged it I wanted to see every single last thing

it’s not really clear what the solution

it’s not really clear what the solution is do we as a culture need to rethink

is do we as a culture need to rethink

is do we as a culture need to rethink our use of plastics I think we do and

our use of plastics I think we do and

our use of plastics I think we do and certainly how we dispose of them