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The return of the Old Man

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The Italian wintering grounds are the WWF Oasis Laguna di Orbetello, where in February 2016 I was delighted to meet the flock. Shooting remains a major threat to this population, for the Italians are still passionately keen on hunting. The ibises were initially trained to follow a microlight aircraft over the Alps.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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Smith Oaks is a migratory bird sanctuary owned and maintained by Houston Audubon, and the Rookery is a year-round bonus, full of Spoonbills, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Cattle Egrets, Neotropical Cormorants, Anhingas, Tricolored Herons and Black-crowned Night-Herons.

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