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Cyprus Delights – Part II

10,000 Birds

Ruffs were by far the most numerous, with as many as 500 birds in view at once. Few birds sport such magnificent breeding plumage as the male ruff, but not a single bird showed more than a hint of this plumage. I suspect that this must be because the magnificent neck feathers, or ruff, are an encumbrance to a migrant bird.

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