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Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

10,000 Birds

Having come back to the blog in whatever form and persistency, the overarching subject of language in birding seemed to be a suitable and deserving theme since bird names were part of my original beat. How have birds infiltrated our everyday language, even of non-birders? No birds required.

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After The Birds Of Summer Have Gone

10,000 Birds

It is the featureless nature of the sea of blue, spanning from horizon to horizon, its neglect of offering a foothold to the wandering eye that binds my thoughts. They are the first of our migrant breeders to go, and they are gone by the beginning of August. Sure, every season has its typical set of birds. They have gone.

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