AS the breeding season is over for most of our birds, we thought we would look over a few of our feathered successes this year.Bald ibis may be one of our ugliest birds, with their bald vulture-like heads, long curved beaks and dark feathering. But the birds within our colony are amongst the most important animals that we have at the nature centre.Once widespread in Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East, they are now a critically endangered species due to hunting, poisoning and habitat...
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