Swallows return to the city, from beautiful to annoying

Hon hai thang qua, chim en ve tru ngu voi so luong lon tren cac tan cay ven Cong vien 30/4 (TP Can Tho). Moi chieu, hang nghin con bay ve, roi den toi toa ra day dien va nha dan cac tuyen pho lan can, tao nen khung canh la mat giua long do thi.

For more than 2 months, the area of Hai Ba Trung street, part of Nguyen Hue, Ngo Quyen, Cach Mang Thang Tam, Phan Chu Trinh streets (Phu Loi ward, Can Tho city) has seen a large number of swallows coming to reside at night.

Moi chieu khoang 18 gio 30, chim en bay ve, dau ken day, ngay ngan tren cac day dien, cap vien thong.

Every afternoon at about 6:30 pm, swallows fly back, perched densely and neatly on power lines and telecommunications cables.

Ban dau, nguoi dan to ra thich thu truoc canh tuong chim en tu ve day dac hien tuong hiem thay giua pho.

Initially, people expressed interest in the scene of swallows gathering densely, a rare phenomenon in the middle of the street.

Chim en dau tren cac day dien, cap vien thong va ca bang hieu.

Birds nestled neatly in rows on power lines, signboards, and people's porch.

Tuy nhien, viec chim tap trung qua dong keo dai da gay nhieu phien phuc. Tieng chim keu inh oi cung luong phan thai ra day dac khien nhieu doan via he, mat duong, lan can nha dan trang xoa phan chim, boc mui tanh nong.

However, the fact that birds are concentrated too much for a long time has caused many troubles. The loud birdsong and the dense amount of waste discharge caused many sections of sidewalks, road surfaces, and balconies of people's houses to be white with bird waste, emitting a strong fishy smell.

Phan chim trang xoa tren cac day dien sau mot dem dan chim tru ngu.

White bird manure on electrical wires after a night of bird colony shelter.

Mot bang hieu nha thuoc tren duong Hai Ba Trung day phan chim.

A pharmacy sign on Hai Ba Trung street is full of bird manure.

Mot nguoi ban ve so tai goc duong Hai Ba Trung – Nguyen Hue cho biet ban dau thay la va vui, nhung ve lau dai thi khong the chiu noi. Chim dau qua dong, phan roi lien tuc khien khach e ngai, khong dam ghe mua. Nguoi nay phai dung du lon de che chan nhung cung chi la giai phap tam thoi.

A lottery ticket seller at the corner of Hai Ba Trung - Nguyen Hue street said that initially it was strange and fun, but in the long run, it is unbearable. Birds are too crowded, feces fall continuously, making customers hesitant and not daring to stop to buy. This person had to set up a large umbrella to cover it, but it is only a temporary solution.

Mai che cua mot nha dan tren duong Nguyen Hue day phan chim.

The roof of a house on Nguyen Hue street is full of bird manure.

Chi Tu, mot ho kinh doanh banh mi tren tuyen duong nay, chia se: “Chim dau kin day dien, ngay nao cung vay. Khach so bi phan roi trung dau nen ngai ghe mua. Co nguoi vua ghe la giuc lam nhanh de di lien, so dung lau chim thai phan trung. Co nguoi bi dinh roi nen lan sau khong dam quay lai nua. Quet don hoai cung khong xue, sang rua thi chieu lai ban tiep“.

Ms. Tu, a bread business household on this street, shared: "Birds parked all over the electric wires, every day. Customers are afraid that feces will fall on their heads, so they are reluctant to stop to buy. Some people just stop by and urge them to do it quickly to go immediately, afraid that if they stand for a long time, the birds will wash away the feces. Some people have been stuck, so they don't dare to come back the next time. Sweeping and cleaning all the time is not enough, washing in the morning and then getting dirty again in the afternoon".

Nguoi dan song doc tuyen duong con lo ngai ve van de ve sinh va suc khoe. “Phan chim nhieu, rat hoi, so phat sinh mam benh nen phai rua thuong xuyen. Nhung toi chim lai ve dau, sang ra lai ban nhu cu“, mot nguoi dan o duong Hai Ba Trung noi.

People living along the road are also worried about hygiene and health issues. "Bird udders are plentiful, very smelly, afraid of developing pathogens, so we have to wash them regularly. But in the evening, birds come to graze, and in the morning they become dirty as before," said a resident on Hai Ba Trung street.