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

10,000 Birds

“Rabeneltern” – raven parents Raven parents, raven mothers, raven fathers – shame on you all, for you are neglecting your children. When researching the origin of this saying, I figured it pertained to snares that were used to catch thrushes until better times prevailed. Yupp, you read that correctly.

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Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years

10,000 Birds

Some remained stored for decades before a researcher would pick them up and inquired about these poorly documented specimens. A large and striking bird like this would be hard to neglect in a museum collection. Some of these specimens had labels with basic information and were stored for further work at a later time.