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Seabird City Spectacular

10,000 Birds

A month later I had the chance to watch these impressive birds again, fishing off Cape Trafalgar in southern Spain. But these were distant views, and nothing like the close encounters I had at Bempton, an RSPB reserve.

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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Birds and Us starts with Birkhead’s visit to Cueva del Tajo de las Figuras, located in Andalusia, Spain and the Neolithic bird paintings on its walls. The 32-page insert of color plates presents 63 images of paintings, book plates, mosaics, photographs, and a map, culled from Wikipedia Commons and other sources.