Dennis Vasquez, deputy director of the city's Parks and Recreation Department, waves a tarp on a pole to deter European starlings from roosting at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial grounds in Albuquerque on Tuesday.
Benches, plaques and even a life-size replica of a kneeling soldier at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial are covered in off-white spots.
The source? European starlings, a bird native to Eurasia and northern Africa, that have been sleeping and defecating at the Southeast Albuquerque park over the last month.
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