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Invasion of egrets makes life 'unbearable' in Texas

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    Fort Worth residents frustrated with nesting birds who are destroying their yards, keeping them indoors

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Since spring up to a thousand Snow White eat grits -- nested in the tall trees in the leafy neighborhood at Tanglewood trailer court were -- -- Making life unbearable.

For the people who live there.

Just to see your regard.

It's disappear if it is very prosperous.

Richard -- home ground zero the hardest hit his immaculate green lawn under -- droppings turn -- brown.

-- -- Come on as the night and.

The virtually.

Catherine stern young keeps three month old all -- in -- as afraid as -- We haven't been spending -- -- -- -- my dad in the backyard because we don't -- rating in a moment.

Streets -- -- sightseers cruise the neighborhood.

Soft and picking up stuff.

It's almost like behind to make me.

-- island.

Along with those droppings is a hideous ammonia like smell.

It's very -- it's not like Brazil accompanied by hordes of annoying flies.

The neighbors have tried everything they say including putting up big balloons to try to scare the birds away.

Nothing's worked Steve says his hands are tied and can't do much to get rid of -- since the eat grits are migratory birds protected by federal law.

Horrible.

Yes that would -- -- on anyone Melissa Cutler Fox 4 News.