Scheme in West Sussex leads to first chicks of the species hatching in the wild since the 15th centuryThe sound was both primeval yet utterly fresh and new: a time-travelling throwback to the middle ages; yet, at the same time, a portent of a brighter future for our rural landscape.Like a rapid burst of machine-gun fire, the bill-clapping of a white stork is - in nature's terms - simply a signal that the bird is displaying to its mate. But for me, it also has a deep cultural resonance: as if the stork is celebrating its belated return to the British scene, after a gap of more than 600 years. Continue reading...
Birdwatch: white storks return to UK after 600-year absence
11. srpna 2020 22:45
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/11/birdwatch-white-storks-return-to-uk-after-600-year-absence
Zdroj: The Guardian