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

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This model was very popular in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s and it was commonly called “Ente“ (duck) due to its round hood. You see, in German we have three distinct words for different groups of owls. Hunting in Germany is a very traditional pursuit and thus has a very specific and complex code of conduct.

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After The Birds Of Summer Have Gone

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The Common Swifts have left Germany behind as their journey South has begun. They are the first of our migrant breeders to go, and they are gone by the beginning of August. The species is quite common within settlements indeed, and the inner cities are a favoured haunt. That is early.

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