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With a metal frame supporting real branches, the tree stands atop the building, maintained by Western Stevedoring.
General manger John Briant said the solution is two-fold; the hope is that if the area can become an eagle gathering ground, the seagulls will find a new spot to congregate and leave their droppings and the eagles will nest there, rather than atop the masts on which they tend to frequent.
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The spontaneity of the dancers has been the best solution, he adds.
As for the eagles, theyB次元官网网址檙e known to frequent Ogden Point in the summer, so Briant hopes the amount of seagull excrement will drop before the tourists arrive.
