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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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Rather more are killed in collisions with cars. The distinctive shape of the antlers is typical of stags in Central Spain An impressive multi-pointed Red Deer stag , photographed in Norfolk where such big stags are not unusual thanks to good feeding When birding abroad, I’ve seen Roe in many different countries, from France to Greece.

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Brouwerij Verhaeghe: Duchesse de Bourgogne

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During the hunt, Mary’s horse lost its footing, throwing her from the saddle into a ditch. The horse landed on the young duchess, breaking her back but not killing her outright. Her father Charles the Bold had been killed only five years earlier at the Battle of Nancy in 1477.

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