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The return of the Old Man

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Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills goes on to give greater detail of the former nesting sites in Europe: it could once be found “in southern Germany and Austria, in the valleys of the upper Rhine and Danube Rivers, and in the Alps of Switzerland, Italy and Germany, and perhaps in Hungary and Greece”.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

10,000 Birds

After meeting the woman of his dreams, he moved to Austria where he now has the coolest job in the world making awesome toys for birders ( Swarovski Optik product manager ). to have and raise children. Should we see a parallel between the alpine accentor and traditional populations of the highest mountains in the world?

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