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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. Winter has ducks and gulls and finches. The sky has been haunting me for days now. They have gone. Sure, every season has its typical set of birds.

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

10,000 Birds

Yes, Germans were a particularly supersticious breed in the days of old, and would not dare to use the word devil even when cursing. The origin of this expression clearly lies in the slow, dopey waddling gait of a duck on land.

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