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Freeze-birding down the Danube

10,000 Birds

The only mammals of the day were feral Nutrias (Coypus), aquatic rodents originally from southern South America released from the bankrupt fur-farms and well established here. “Watch for the dark beaks.” Yeah, right. In this light, all beaks are dark! We counted more than 35 of them, relaxed and fearless, clearly not hunted.

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