One leading theory suggests birds mistake the glare from solar panels for the surface of a lake and swoop in for a landing with.
Birds burned solar panels.
A macabre fireworks show unfolds each day along i 15 west of las vegas as birds fly into concentrated beams of sunlight and are instantly incinerated leaving wisps.
Reporting from nipton calif.
So why is this happening.
Birds love the shelter provided underneath solar panels and can deposit significant droppings and nesting materials.
The third facility studied was the ivanpah solar electric generating system in bernardino county calif where birds can be burned as they pass through concentrated sunrays that are reflected off.
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.
The link between solar facilities and bird deaths is still unclear.
The sight of a bird being fried to death is so common at the ivanpah solar plant in california s mojave desert that workers have nicknamed the smouldering birds streamers because they leave tiny wisps of white smoke behind as they burn up in the sky.
Well it s mainly due to the plant s overall design and location.
Birds also can land on top of the panels.
Though damage to the solar panels is minimal officials.