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The return of the Old Man

10,000 Birds

There’s something wonderfully primeval about the Northern Bald Ibis: it has the look of a bird that really ought to be extinct. The fact that it’s not is quite surprising, as this curious bird has come very close to the brink. Sadly, they no longer breed in Algeria, while in Turkey no free-flying birds remain. (In

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Feeding a Fledgling Song Thrush

10,000 Birds

Do you know what the luckiest little bird in the world is? It is a fledgling Song Thrush being attended by a parent outside of the wonderful Nomad Hotel in Hungary’s Bükk Hills. A diet of perfectly ripe cherries and escargot sounds great for humans and for a baby bird it is practically paradisaical.

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