Birds Blinded By Solar Panels

The link between solar facilities and bird deaths is still unclear.

Birds blinded by solar panels.

One reason is that birds see a reflection of the sky in the object and think they re flying into an unobstructed path. This is even a problem for solar panel facilities which see up to 138 000 bird deaths per year in the us from collisions with equipment. This is even a problem for solar panel facilities which see up to 138 000 bird deaths per year in the us from collisions with equipment. Therefore audubon reports even if wind turbines are retrofitted.

One leading theory suggests birds mistake the glare from solar panels for the surface of a lake and swoop in for a landing with. Billions of birds die annually from collisions with windows communication towers wind turbines and other human made objects. According to the audubon society these birds deaths are related to large solar photovoltaic installations in the desert which to waterfowl can appear to look like bodies of water due to the reflectivity of the panels. Every species of bird.

Though damage to the solar panels is minimal officials.